Tag #153787 - Interview #103374 (Faina Melamed)

My paternal grandfather Yakov Melamed – whose date of birth I don’t know, regretfully –, was born and lived in Odessa. Grandfather Yakov had education. He spoke Yiddish and Russian and had a good conduct of English. He was a rich man, an industrialist. He had a luxurious apartment in 20, Petra Velikogo Street and his own carriage and horses. My grandfather was a gambler and used to lose a lot of money.