There was an engineer here who came from Bucharest, I can't remember his name. When he saw that I was good at it, he immediately took advantage of it; and I did as well, and I made and repaired some fences at the cemetery in Resița. I made very important repairs. It was raining, and the fence was eaten by rust. I covered the poles in reinforced concrete, and so on. Then I took care of the Bocșa cemetery, the Mehadia cemetery, and the Oraviţa cemetery.
[...] This cemetery in Reşita was vandalized three times. Some children overturned the tombstones there; they broke them, and then, before my arrival, they set out to repair them. They gave me money from the community, and I repaired it. Recently, last year, there was something similar. I also have a lot of photos.
What about the Jewish temple?
The Jewish temple is beautiful and big. It's very nice, over 200 seats, upstairs for women, downstairs for men, the Jewish way.
Is the community close-knit? Did the people leave?
Yes! Sure, it is. We stay in touch. There is a gentleman, Schwartz. He looks for them every day and goes to them. [...] In general, the majority of the population is mixed, like in the other communities, actually, which is something that distinguishes the locals[...]
And in Oraviţa?
In Oraviţa... only the cemetery; in other places, there is no one left. There are only a few left in Resița and a few more in Bocșa. And some in Caransebeş as well.
