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The memoirs were written in the 1920s. Description of the author's childhood in a Silesian village. The grandfather of Julie Hein (née Kanter) was the founder of a grain destillery business, which was continued by her father. Recollections of domestic life in the 19th century. Schooling in a Catholic elementary school. Description of Jewish customs and marriage rites. Recollections of her mother's brothers, the well-known physician Paul Loevy and the lawyer Sigmund Loevy. Detailed description of the Kanter family household and various customs. Preparations for the Pesach holidays. Recollections of Jom Kippur celebrations in the local synagogue. Rural life in Winzig. Depiction of family characters. Recollection of the Austro-Prussian War in 1866 and the Franco-Prussian War in 1870. Early death of her father. Sale of the family business and move to Breslau. The memoir ends with an addendum, written years later during the author's emigration in France.Julie Kanter was born in Winzig, Silesia (today Wińsko, Poland) in 1858 and grew up in Breslau. She graduated from the teacher's seminary (Lehrerinnenseminar) in 1876 and got married to the lawyer Paul Hein in 1883. Her husband died before the outbreak of World War One. Julie was a friend of Paula Ollendorf. In 1939 Julie Hein emigrated to France, where she died in 1954.BerlinBourdeauxWohlauChildhoodEducation, primary and secondary, before 1871Jews, liturgy and ritualJews, rites and ceremoniesKantorSavant