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In Novosibirsk we stayed with Iosif for some time. My father's sister Sarah and her children were in Novosibirsk already. They had evacuated from Kharkov. Sarah's husband worked as a conductor at the railroad in Novosibirsk. Sarah told us about Shprintsia and her family.
My father got a job in Krivoschokovo, a suburb of Novosibirsk. He was site manager at the peat factory. He received a dwelling in the barracks, and we moved to Krivoshchokovo. After some time my father received an apartment in Novosibirsk and we returned there.
We didn't have any clothes with us. My father didn't have a shirt to wear to work. Iosif gave him some clothes. My mother and I had one dress between the two of us. When we washed it, the dress wouldn't get dry for a few days, and we had to stay at home. I didn't go to school at first for this reason. Later, when my father started earning more money, we bought a few clothes at the market.
My father got a job in Krivoschokovo, a suburb of Novosibirsk. He was site manager at the peat factory. He received a dwelling in the barracks, and we moved to Krivoshchokovo. After some time my father received an apartment in Novosibirsk and we returned there.
We didn't have any clothes with us. My father didn't have a shirt to wear to work. Iosif gave him some clothes. My mother and I had one dress between the two of us. When we washed it, the dress wouldn't get dry for a few days, and we had to stay at home. I didn't go to school at first for this reason. Later, when my father started earning more money, we bought a few clothes at the market.
Period
Year
1941
Location
Novosibirsk
Novosibirskaya oblast'
Russia
Interview
faina shlemovich