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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9486884, member: 2844"]I get the impression it was the same in Amsterdam.</p><p><br /></p><p>When my father was a boy, he was what we call a 'sjabbesgoj', (Sabbath goy), which meant that on Sabbath he would light fires and candles for strict orthodox Jews. That's when the goyim also came in handy.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>My father grew up in the Jewish neighbourhood of Groningen, in the north of the Netherlands. </p><p><br /></p><p>I live in another part of the world, our 11th Commandment in Dutch and Belgian Brabant is: Thou shalt enjoy! (Gij zult genieten!)<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie58" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9486884, member: 2844"]I get the impression it was the same in Amsterdam. When my father was a boy, he was what we call a 'sjabbesgoj', (Sabbath goy), which meant that on Sabbath he would light fires and candles for strict orthodox Jews. That's when the goyim also came in handy.;) My father grew up in the Jewish neighbourhood of Groningen, in the north of the Netherlands. I live in another part of the world, our 11th Commandment in Dutch and Belgian Brabant is: Thou shalt enjoy! (Gij zult genieten!):joyful:[/QUOTE]
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