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He married when he was very young. I don’t know his first wife’s name. I know that she was Jewish and lived in Vasilkov. My grandfather moved to Vasilkov and took to selling essential goods: matches, candles, soap and kerosene. His wife died at childbirth giving birth to their son Matvey. Then he married Rona Patlakh, also a Jew, who was three years older than him.
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Location
Vasilkov
Kyivska oblast
Ukraine
Interview
Grigoriy Stelmakh