Tag #149536 - Interview #102205 (David Wainshelboim)

My paternal great-grandfather, Avrum Wainshelboim, moved to Bessarabia [2] from some place in Russia in the early 19th century, escaping from recruitment to the tsarist army: young people were regimented for the 25-year army service at the time. Knowing about the liberal attitude towards Jews in Bessarabia, my great-grandfather Avrum moved to Kishinev [Chisinau in Moldovan]. He became a melamed, teaching Jewish children.