All the people lived in peace and friendship.

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Coexistence
Timișoara
Interviewee:
Arnold (Ali) and Claudia (Baba) Junger
Date of birth:
1926, 1931
Interviewer:
Getta Neumann
November 2012
,
Haifa, Israel

Ali: I led a beautiful life. Many nationalities lived in Timişoara, at that time - Romanians, Hungarians, Swabians, Serbs, Bulgarians, Jews - and all the people lived in peace and friendship.

Source:
Neumann, G. (2014) Destine evreiești la Timișoara. Portretul comunității din perioada interbelică până azi, Bucharest: Hasefer Publishing House
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The stories of the Jewish community

Read the testimonies of three generations of Jews and  discover the sinuous destiny of this community

Horia Sima, one of the Legionnaires' leaders, was a teacher here in Caransebeş, for 4-5 years.
Horia Sima, one of the Legionnaires' leaders, was a teacher here in Caransebeş, for 4-5 years.
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Coexistence
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Antisemitism
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Persecutions
I did not feel anti-Semitism from my fellow students, but the official policy was different.
I did not feel anti-Semitism from my fellow students, but the official policy was different.
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Antisemitism
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Coexistence
I've always felt privileged, both then and now.
I've always felt privileged, both then and now.
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Coexistence
If you are Jewish, oh, mister, the world immediately bows down to you. You are smart.
If you are Jewish, oh, mister, the world immediately bows down to you. You are smart.
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Coexistence
The Jewish High School continues to function; here are the documents; go there.
The Jewish High School continues to function; here are the documents; go there.
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Antisemitism
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Coexistence
There was a system of balls and parties in Caransebeş, according to the Central European system.
There was a system of balls and parties in Caransebeş, according to the Central European system.
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Coexistence
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Tradition
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