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At that time we already lived in Leningrad, Father was the head builder at
the factory Svetlana when a "blacklist" was written against all the Jewish
workers. The situation was saved by Roman Alexandrovich Gavrilov - with his
own life. Going up alone against the party, local committee and other
organizations gave him a heart attack. This story was told to us by Yakov
Slavin, the head army representative of the factory, at my father's
funeral. He kept this secret for 37 years. That is how strong fear was
during Stalinist times. In 1953, my mother-in-law, a teacher of Yiddish
before the war in Belarus, not only burned all of her Jewish books, but
also her work records.
the factory Svetlana when a "blacklist" was written against all the Jewish
workers. The situation was saved by Roman Alexandrovich Gavrilov - with his
own life. Going up alone against the party, local committee and other
organizations gave him a heart attack. This story was told to us by Yakov
Slavin, the head army representative of the factory, at my father's
funeral. He kept this secret for 37 years. That is how strong fear was
during Stalinist times. In 1953, my mother-in-law, a teacher of Yiddish
before the war in Belarus, not only burned all of her Jewish books, but
also her work records.
Period
Year
1953
Location
St. Petersburg
Russia
Interview
inna shkolnikova