On October 13, 2009 my grandfather Shevakh (also known as the husband of Chaya’s daughter) turned 80. In order to celebrate this important milestone and prove that he can beat senility, I decided to purchase him a personal computer. The talk of getting my grandparents a computer has been going on for years but every single [...]
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What can you accomplish in a month and a half?
Posted in Klaira, tagged California, computer, grandparents, Klaira, learning new technology, new jewish filmmaking project, NJFP, PC, personal computer, technology on December 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Is It Worth It?-Part 2
Posted in Klaira, NJFP, tagged America, ancestors, Being Jewish, California, family, finding family, finding relatives, immigration wave, Is it worth it?, Jew in Soviet Union, losing contact with family, Naum, new jewish filmmaking project, NJFP, Novograd Volinskiy, reconnecting, relatives, San Francisco, Soviet Union, United States, USA, yiddish, Zvyagel on December 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Chaya and Yosef remained in Novograd Volinskiy, known at that time as Zvyagel. They lived a noble life: built their own house (which was later destroyed in WWII), had three children, and loved to help the less fortunate..they were not that far off from that themselves.
Chaya never questioned her decision to remain in Novograd even though [...]
Proof of my sanity…or lack thereof….
Posted in Klaira, tagged childhood, Facebook, facts, growing up, ideas, interesting facts, memories, new jewish filmmaking project, NJFP, Sanity, Ukraine on November 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Just under a year ago, before the craze of online quizzes, constant status updates, and fortune telling applications, the loyal members of Facebook shared 25 interesting facts about themselves. This seems like one of the most sincere ways for people to socialize and get to know each other, instead of a generic quiz written [...]
The Difference of One Letter
Posted in Klaira, tagged California, calling, college, difference of one letter, Jewish name, letter, life as a Jew, name, new jewish filmmaking project, NJPF, passport, pronounce, Russian name on October 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s September 17th, 2004. I enter my first college class and become one the thousands of excited and eager freshman faces who are overwhelmed by the never ending possibilities of the next four years. As I find a seat in the crowded auditorium, I look at the individual trying to read the roster followed by faded variations of “Here” [...]
