| _ORIGIN |
Judith Sharkoff writes in July 2025: This is where we think your family enters the picture. When Fraya married Jacob and left for the U.S., we believe she left behind at least two brothers and perhaps even a sister. One brother reportedly was active in with the Bolsheviks and rose to the rank of general, before being purged in the 1930's by Stalin and sent to Vladivostok.
While Rechysta was 270 km from Minsk and probably 400 km from Bialystok, people did move from place to place, looking for jobs and potential mates. We believe that one of the brothers or a sister, if there was one, found his or her love and Chaya was born. Given the political and economic chaos of Russia, Belarus, Poland and Ukraine in the 1920's, the Tarbut Orphanage may been the best option for raising the child. [1] |