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FAMILY Raisa Roitman Raisa Roitman Bella Chanina Bella Chanina Photo taken in: Rezina – 1913 Interviewer: Zhanna Litinskaya Interview Location: Kishinev My great-grandfather, Itsik Rubel (left), was born in the 1840s in the town of Rezina. He lived there all his life. He had a large vineyard and worked on it by himself for the most part, occasionally hiring workers during the harvest time when it was too much for him. He sold his wine to the marketers from Kishinev. He died in 1930 when I was a small girl. Photo taken in: Rezina – 1913 Interviewer: Zhanna Litinskaya Interview Location: Kishinev My great-grandfather, Itsik Rubel (left), was born in the 1840s in the town of Rezina. He lived there all his life. He had a large vineyard and worked on it by himself for the most part, occasionally hiring workers during the harvest time when it was too much for him. He sold his wine to the marketers from Kishinev. He died in 1930 when I was a small girl. Photo taken in: Kishinev – 1927 Interviewer: Nathalia Fomina Interview Location: Kishinev This is a picture of me with my mother. My mother only had one dress, adjusting it with a brooch when she lost weight. She was beautiful – she had expressive black eyes and men really liked her, but she was very strict and imperious. My mother taught me to recite poems and I performed at school concerts only on the condition that she left the hall or I got confused, feeling her strict gaze on me. Photo taken in: Kishinev – 1927 Interviewer: Nathalia Fomina Interview Location: Kishinev This is a picture of me with my mother. My mother only had one dress, adjusting it with a brooch when she lost weight. She was beautiful – she had expressive black eyes and men really liked her, but she was very strict and imperious. My mother taught me to recite poems and I performed at school concerts only on the condition that she left the hall or I got confused, feeling her strict gaze on me. Sarra Shpitalnik Sarra Shpitalnik Molka Mirskaya Molka Mirskaya Photo taken in: Kishinev – 1930 Interviewer: Nathalia Fomina Interview Location: Kishinev This is me with my parents, Shlomo and Beila Molchanskiy, and their friends at Sobornyi Park. During Rosh Hashanah, my parents had friends visit us for a meal. We went to the town park after. This was the season of nuts and grapes, and we drank freshly squeezed grape juice. It foamed and was always wonderfully delicious. My grandmother was very religious, but we didn’t follow all of the customs. Photo taken in: Kishinev – 1930 Interviewer: Nathalia Fomina Interview Location: Kishinev This is me with my parents, Shlomo and Beila Molchanskiy, and their friends at Sobornyi Park. During Rosh Hashanah, my parents had friends visit us for a meal. We went to the town park after. This was the season of nuts and grapes, and we drank freshly squeezed grape juice. It foamed and was always wonderfully delicious. My grandmother was very religious, but we didn’t follow all of the customs. Tamara Koblik Tamara Koblik Photo taken in: Kishinev – 1966 Interviewer: Nathalia Fomina Interview Location: Kishinev This is me, Tamara Koblik, and my family. My husband, Monia, is holding our daughters, Ella and Sopha. Beside me is Allochka, our friend’s daughter. My husband and I rented a room for 20 rubles per month when his salary was 90 rubles and I wasn’t working. We actually lived in a room in a meat factory. There was a stove to heat it, but the temperature never went above 14 degrees. Photo taken in: Kishinev – 1966 Interviewer: Nathalia Fomina Interview Location: Kishinev This is me, Tamara Koblik, and my family. My husband, Monia, is holding our daughters, Ella and Sopha. Beside me is Allochka, our friend’s daughter. My husband and I rented a room for 20 rubles per month when his salary was 90 rubles and I wasn’t working. We actually lived in a room in a meat factory. There was a stove to heat it, but the temperature never went above 14 degrees. Photo taken in: Kishinev – 1982 Interviewer: Zhanna Litinskaya Interview Location: Kishinev These are my parents, Tsivia and Yoyl Vaksman, during their golden wedding anniversary. The photo was taken in our apartment. In 1985, my father passed away without having the chance to rejoice in a greatgrandchild. In 1994, my mother died. When she got ill in the 1990s, I had to quit work to look after her. My husband and I didn’t observe religious traditions during the Soviet times, but my mother always did. Photo taken in: Kishinev – 1982 Interviewer: Zhanna Litinskaya Interview Location: Kishinev These are my parents, Tsivia and Yoyl Vaksman, during their golden wedding anniversary. The photo was taken in our apartment. In 1985, my father passed away without having the chance to rejoice in a greatgrandchild. In 1994, my mother died. When she got ill in the 1990s, I had to quit work to look after her. My husband and I didn’t observe religious traditions during the Soviet times, but my mother always did.
AT SCHOOL Zinoviy Sapunar Zinoviy Sapunar Photo taken in: Kishinev – 1927 Interviewer: Nathalia Fomina When I was seven, my father sent me to a teacher so that I could learn how to play the violin. I didn’t have an ear for music. Once, my father asked me to play a piece for him. I did. He closed his ears with his hands and said, “God, how awful! As if an elephant has stepped on your ears!” Photo taken in: Kishinev – 1927 Interviewer: Nathalia Fomina When I was seven, my father sent me to a teacher so that I could learn how to play the violin. I didn’t have an ear for music. Once, my father asked me to play a piece for him. I did. He closed his ears with his hands and said, “God, how awful! As if an elephant has stepped on your ears!” Bella Chanina Bella Chanina Photo taken in: Kishinev – 1929 Interviewer: Nathalia Fomina This photo was a souvenir for my teachers at the Romanian school I attended. We all wore black robes at the school. They lined us up so that the teacher could measure the length with a ruler – they had to be 30 cm from the floor. My mother was very strict about my studies at school. She even asked the teacher to be strict with me. I wasn’t happy about that. Photo taken in: Kishinev – 1929 Interviewer: Nathalia Fomina This photo was a souvenir for my teachers at the Romanian school I attended. We all wore black robes at the school. They lined us up so that the teacher could measure the length with a ruler – they had to be 30 cm from the floor. My mother was very strict about my studies at school. She even asked the teacher to be strict with me. I wasn’t happy about that. Theodore Magder Theodore Magder Photo taken in: Kishinev – 1939 Interviewer: Zhanna Litinskaya This is my Bachelor’s diploma from 1939. My fondness for literature helped me pass my final exam. This was a very important exam: about 140 incumbents from all gymnasia across Kishinev – as well as some from Bucharest – had to come to a big hall. We were to name a writer and be ready to answer any question regarding his life or work. I chose Caragiale, a complex and contradictory author. Photo taken in: Kishinev – 1939 Interviewer: Zhanna Litinskaya This is my Bachelor’s diploma from 1939. My fondness for literature helped me pass my final exam. This was a very important exam: about 140 incumbents from all gymnasia across Kishinev – as well as some from Bucharest – had to come to a big hall. We were to name a writer and be ready to answer any question regarding his life or work. I chose Caragiale, a complex and contradictory author. Maria Koblik-Zeltser Maria Koblik-Zeltser Photo taken in: Rezina – 1940 Interviewer: Zhanna Litinskaya My friends, Raisa and Frida, and I in our pioneer outfits. I was moved from a Romanian State Lyceum in Orhei to a Soviet school in Rezina for eighth grade. Surprisingly, it didn’t take me long to become proficient in Russian. My mother helped me do that, as she was good at Russian. The first year went by quickly and I graduated from that grade top of my class. Photo taken in: Rezina – 1940 Interviewer: Zhanna Litinskaya My friends, Raisa and Frida, and I in our pioneer outfits. I was moved from a Romanian State Lyceum in Orhei to a Soviet school in Rezina for eighth grade. Surprisingly, it didn’t take me long to become proficient in Russian. My mother helped me do that, as she was good at Russian. The first year went by quickly and I graduated from that grade top of my class. Ida Voliovich Ida Voliovich Photo taken in: Kishinev – 1938 Interviewer: Zhanna Litinskaya Me in my uniform from the Princess Dadiani Gymnasium. The founder, Princess Dadiani, was a teacher of biology. When she married a Georgian prince and became wealthy, she opened up this Russian gymnasium. We had to wear these uniforms every day: black robes with collars and the letters LPD with our numbers embroidered on them. I made a number of Jewish, Russian, and Moldovan friends at this school. Photo taken in: Kishinev – 1938 Interviewer: Zhanna Litinskaya Me in my uniform from the Princess Dadiani Gymnasium. The founder, Princess Dadiani, was a teacher of biology. When she married a Georgian prince and became wealthy, she opened up this Russian gymnasium. We had to wear these uniforms every day: black robes with collars and the letters LPD with our numbers embroidered on them. I made a number of Jewish, Russian, and Moldovan friends at this school.
Page 1: THE MOLDOVA JEWISH FAMILY ALBUM PIC
Page 5 and 6: IN THE ARMY Moses Chubat Moses Chub
Page 7 and 8: PORTRAITS Raisa Roitman Raisa Roitm
Page 9 and 10: “THE ONES I LOST” Polina Leibov
Page 11: GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR/EVACUATION Zlat

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