Naum Baru’s grandfather - Shymon Baru

Shymon (Simon) Baru, my grandfather on my father's side. He died in 1906. Shymon Baru, my father's father, born in 1870s, died in 1906 when my father was only 9 years old. My grandfather was involved in commerce in Vinnitsa and Olgopol. I believe he was involved in sugar manufacture that was just beginning to develop. After he died his father (my great grandfather) was taking care of the children: my father and his brothers. Their sisters stayed with their grandmother.