Klimeks. There were various unpleasant incidents with customers. For
that reason, we did little business but managed to get through until nightfall.
Reyzl got back at 8 p.m. bringing hardly any merchandise. Thus the
day ended.
Friday, 27 October. We bought two fat ducks from Yankl Jastrzębski for
8.50 zlotys. It was raining and customers came for galoshes. We did a little
business. Nothing else of importance happened during the day.
Saturday, 28 October. We prayed at Hershl’s. We opened the shops.
We had to do a little business. After eating, I went to lie down. In the evening,
Miller’s brother-in-law came from Warsaw and bought merchandise from
me for 250 zlotys. Then I bought goods from Betzalel Brejtsztejn for 128 zlotys.
I bought a kilo of salt for 3 zlotys. Nothing else of importance happened
during the Sabbath.
Sunday, 29 October. At 9 in the morning troops arrived in town. They were
billeted in private homes. Before getting drunk, they searched all the houses
in town, looking for radios, weapons, and so on, and they seized men for work.
It was not a pleasant day. Business was poor. Only towards evening, when it
was quiet, did my Leybl go out for a bit. But before he had even looked round,
he was seized to move straw out of the courtyard. He was even [. . .] in charge
of the workers, but they didn’t work long, until 6 in the evening. Nothing
else of importance happened that day.
Monday, 30 October. Nobody went to Łódź, because it was rumoured that
in Łódź all the shops were closed.⁸⁸⁹ It was better to stay home because it had
become cold. I bought a few dozen pieces of braid trimming from Betzalel.
Nothing important happened.
Tuesday, 31 October. Market day. It’s very cold. We have already begun
to sell snow boots, but it’s not like other market days. The day passed quietly.
Wednesday, 1 November. Nothing particular happened today.
Thursday, 2 November. I bought a little merchandise from Noyekh
Goldsztejn and sold some to soldiers buying presents to send home. Nothing
important happened.
[26] Friday, 3 November. It was a cold day. We sold little and nothing
new happened. Saturday, 4 November. Announcements were posted about
889 Probably refers to the textile and leather goods shops from which the Głowno traders bought their supplies.
