Tag #153651 - Interview #103357 (Leonid Mariasis)

I was born in the town of Kebena, Rumania. Kebena was a Rumanian name of the town. When in summer of 1940 it became part of the Soviet Union the town was given its old Turkish name of Bendery. This was a multinational town were Jews, Moldavians, Rumanians, gypsies, Russians and Ukrainians were good neighbors.  There were no national conflicts and everybody was minding his own business.  There was a cathedral, a Christian church and a synagogue in the central square and everybody was free to go to a church of his choice.