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Grandparents were born in Smolensk.
Before revolution as of 1917 [1] the city was included in the Jewish Pale of Settlement [2], and Jews were permitted to live there. I do not know what my grandfather did for a living. All I know is that he was well-off. Grandmother was a housewife. There were five children in the family. I do not know anything about my father’s elder brother, not even his name.
Before revolution as of 1917 [1] the city was included in the Jewish Pale of Settlement [2], and Jews were permitted to live there. I do not know what my grandfather did for a living. All I know is that he was well-off. Grandmother was a housewife. There were five children in the family. I do not know anything about my father’s elder brother, not even his name.
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Smolensk
Russia
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Ferdinand Chernovich