Naum Baru’s parents: father Isaak Baru and mother Anna Baru

My parents: my father Isaak Baru (1897 - 1983), my mother Anna Baru (nee Barats), (1899 - 1980). My mother Anna Naumovna Baru (nee Barats) was born in the town of Bershad on 16 September 1899. This town belongs to Vinnitsa region nowadays, but at that time it belonged to Kamenets-Podolsk province. Isaak Semyonovich Baru, my father, was born in Olgopol, Vinnitsa region, in November 1897. After he was dismissed from the army my father returned to Bershad. There he met my mother. I don't know how they met each other, but they got married soon. Both grandmothers were religious and my mother also wanted to have a traditional Jewish wedding with a huppah, However, my father was a red commander and an atheist and he insisted on the plain civil ceremony.