Tag #155379 - Interview #77971 (raissa smelaya)

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I didn't celebrate Jewish holidays with my first or second husband. This wasn't just because both of my husbands were Ukrainian. They were raised in the spirit of internationalism. I was raised an atheist. I couldn't even imagine what could make a grown-up person believe in fairy tales about God or Elijah the Prophet. I raised my children in the same manner. They didn't make a difference between nations. Personality is important for them. They didn't identify themselves as Jews, but they knew that I was a Jew, of course.
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Location

Dnepropetrovsk
Dnipropetrovska oblast
Ukraine

Interview
raissa smelaya