Soon after his adoption, while playing chess together, Röhrig asked his grandfather about photos he found hidden in a wardrobe. Newspaper in hand, his grandfather read the sports pages, then stood for the mourners’ prayer, kaddish, and the lengthy amidah affirmations, still reading the news. In conversation with The Times of Israel, he recalled how together they attended morning services in the local synagogue. Born with the Hebrew name Rafael Zvi, he spent the next seven years becoming increasingly attached to his new grandfather. Raised in a Hungarian orphanage from age 4, Géza Röhrig was 12 when a Jewish family adopted him.
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