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121:). The Jews were forced to live on the precincts of the Klein brick factory in Somlyócsehi (Cehei), in a swampy and muddy area some 5 km distant from the center of Szilágyosmlyó (Şimleu Silvaniei). At its peak, there were nearly 8,500 inhabitants, including Jews from the districts of
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