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He kept trying to persuade Mum and all of us to emigrate to Israel
after 1948, or join our relatives in Poland or America or Argentina. He
corresponded with his relatives, and they even sent invitations for us. His
brothers lived in all these countries. They grew rich and everyone
succeeded in their own businesses. And he was a beggar in Apsheronsk. Not
having a higher education he had to work as a simple worker in warehouses.
Mum was convincing him that his rich relatives would not want to support
us, that we didn't know languages, and we could not expect anything good if
we moved abroad. But from time to time she too was dreamt of emigration.
And eventually it turned out that while she studied in her institute, the
time had come when it became impossible to leave Russia or even maintain
serious contact with friends or relatives abroad. Until now I regret that
we didn't listen to Efroim then. Now I know how right he was about Zionism
and Judaism and the state of Israel.
after 1948, or join our relatives in Poland or America or Argentina. He
corresponded with his relatives, and they even sent invitations for us. His
brothers lived in all these countries. They grew rich and everyone
succeeded in their own businesses. And he was a beggar in Apsheronsk. Not
having a higher education he had to work as a simple worker in warehouses.
Mum was convincing him that his rich relatives would not want to support
us, that we didn't know languages, and we could not expect anything good if
we moved abroad. But from time to time she too was dreamt of emigration.
And eventually it turned out that while she studied in her institute, the
time had come when it became impossible to leave Russia or even maintain
serious contact with friends or relatives abroad. Until now I regret that
we didn't listen to Efroim then. Now I know how right he was about Zionism
and Judaism and the state of Israel.
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Russia
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emma nikonova
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