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Grandfather decided that he and grandmother needed to obey the
order and move to the other bank on the Dvina. Their neighbors, the
Meshkovskys, led grandfather across and found a quiet place. Later
grandmother was taken with our neighbor Sofia Andreevna, who waved her
passport and yelled that there were only Russians in the boat. Thus she
saved our grandma. But the neighbors did not take grandfather and
grandmother to the ghetto. They hid them at their acquaintances, the
Kukhts, in their private home at the edge of Vitebsk.
order and move to the other bank on the Dvina. Their neighbors, the
Meshkovskys, led grandfather across and found a quiet place. Later
grandmother was taken with our neighbor Sofia Andreevna, who waved her
passport and yelled that there were only Russians in the boat. Thus she
saved our grandma. But the neighbors did not take grandfather and
grandmother to the ghetto. They hid them at their acquaintances, the
Kukhts, in their private home at the edge of Vitebsk.
Period
Location
Vitebsk
Belarus
Interview
emma nikonova