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It is difficult to say what kind of food we had or what we were wearing in those years. It must have been junk food and shabby and worn-out clothes. Mamma was very handy with clothes: she could make one piece from two old pieces of clothing.
In 1921, after daddy died, she was left with three children. I was 14, my sister 13, and the youngest Semyon, was 4 years old. He was very weak; he never had enough food or vitamins. There were eight families living in this big apartment that belonged to the Friedlands. They were Jewish families that used to be well off, but had lost everything. It was a difficult life; people didn't help or support one another. I don't remember any Jewish holidays or Jewish way of life. People were just trying to survive. So did we.
In 1921, after daddy died, she was left with three children. I was 14, my sister 13, and the youngest Semyon, was 4 years old. He was very weak; he never had enough food or vitamins. There were eight families living in this big apartment that belonged to the Friedlands. They were Jewish families that used to be well off, but had lost everything. It was a difficult life; people didn't help or support one another. I don't remember any Jewish holidays or Jewish way of life. People were just trying to survive. So did we.
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Location
Kiev
Misto Kyiv
Ukraine
Interview
frieda stoyanovskaya