both sisters produced milk and nursed the baby together, protected him, and raised him.

The sisters returned to the stage — now with their son. Their act was called “Two Mothers – One Heart,” and the audience welcomed them with admiration and tears in their eyes.

Then came illness. In 1922, Josefa became ill. Doctors proposed a surgical separation to save Róza. But she refused without hesitation: “We came into this world together – and we will leave it together.”

And that’s exactly what happened. They died on the same day, 12 minutes apart.