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My Grandfather: Leon Bendit, Chernivtsi, Ukraine Leon and Yetti Bendit married in Chernivtsi / Czernowitz around 1927 and divorced around 1933. In 1948 Yetti immigated to Israel and remarried. Leon married again in Chernivtsi before WWII, had a baby son, David, who perished in the Holocaust when sent with his parents to Transnistria. After the war Leon returned to Chernivtsi and remained there for the rest of his life. More... |
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My Grandmother: Amalia Rubin, Galati, Romania Amalia Rubin died and was buried at the Jewish cemetery of Galati, Romania in 1947. My cousin Amalia is called after her. My grandfather, Joseph Rubin, that after him I'm named, perished in the Holocaust. His family origins were probably from Spain. Around 1944, when Axis forces were driven out by the Red Army, he went on a business trip to Chernovitsi (now Ukraine) and never come back. More... |
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My Childhood Friend: Dan Bumbar, Galati, Romania We parted when I was 6 and Dan (Danut) 8. Rarely children remember vivid details from an early age after a long departure. I can attribute this only to the fact that I and Danut had a very intense (but short) and happy mutual childhood accompanied by good relations between our parents all which left their positive mark on our memories and souls forever. More... |
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My Father-in-Law: Nahum Gedasy, Moshav Mashen, Israel Nahum Gedasy (1915-2008) was born in Yemen, immigrated to Israel in 1948. Here he was a farmer and raised nine children. Best remembered for his Jewish Yemenite traditional well being blessing in Hebrew - this is a non-canonical blessing or prayer - a personal compilation of Biblical verses for use in different social and familial occasions. More... |
