Tag Archives: World War II

An Unexpected Contact

Posted on October 30, 2017 by

For those of you who have read this blog and possibly my book, you know that I spent a lot of time researching the story of my family’s years in Russia beginning in 1931. I did my best to be … Continue reading →

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Josef Stalin Trivia

Posted on July 24, 2017 by

As I was flipping through the pages of my baby book in search of an idea for my other blog, Mommymeanderings, I found a copy of Stars and Stripes, which is a newspaper focused on the U.S. Armed Forces. I … Continue reading →

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Baba- A True Survivor

Posted on May 11, 2017 by

I am fortunate that my two grandmothers lived long enough for me to remember them, but I really only knew my mother’s mom, who lived in the house next to us for my first thirteen years. My Russian grandma—Baba—came into … Continue reading →

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All the News That’s Fit to Find

Posted on April 13, 2017 by

This week I decided to change my subscription to newspapers.com so that I could increase my access to now just under 5000 newspapers spanning a time period from the 1700s until today. Since then, I have been having a grand … Continue reading →

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I Underestimated the Horror

Posted on March 3, 2017 by

Although I planned on no further posts for a few weeks, I am too excited to wait. I recently found an article which was posted in the Bridgewater, New Jersey Courier News on July 12, 1945—just five days after my … Continue reading →

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Days of a Refugee

Posted on November 14, 2016 by

We are all familiar with the Syrian refugee crisis, but do we really know what it’s like to be on the run from a war—not knowing how to keep your family safe or where you will find shelter free from … Continue reading →

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Another Veteran’s Day

Posted on November 10, 2016 by

Today is Veteran’s Day, and every year on this day, I think of my dad—a very proud veteran of the Second World War. Going to war is never easy, but in his case, he served knowing that the rest of … Continue reading →

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