Józefów Roztoczański

There were about ten of their carpenters there, only three were any good. There others were sloppy, and so was their furniture (...)

It happened in 1926. (...) The old printing house that was the property of Zecer and Rener family had become an utter wreck over the years. It was believed in the town that the place was haunted. Local inhabitants suspected that demons were raving there at nights. Though by means of education superstitious beliefs in evil spirits was minimized in those days, the authorities, probably just to be on the safe side and not to cast an evil spell, decided to tear the ruins of the printing house down.  

Once upon a time on a very hot day a very honourable guest – the Lord of those lands (paritz in Hebrew and puritz in vernacular Yiddish), local governor and almighty ruler of the province visited the town.

Rabbi from Radzyń arrived in Józefów not without a reason. He intended to print his new work, dedicated to Halahah (the so called Judaism law), in the local printing house. Rabbi had spent in Józefów many days, when out of the blue… Engrossed in correcting and rubbing off the mistakes, he suddenly heard something that made him become all ears.

Belated merchant was even more surprised when, he saw bright candle light in the windows of the building at such a late hour, moreover, on an ordinary weekday. Having had a closer look, he noticed that every single oil lamp was lit inside.