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Grandfather clearly didn’t dare write to his cousin, with whom he had studied in Liège. Even in old age, Grandma only whispered about him and made big eyes. You’d do the same if your relative had founded the “Hooligans' Union” (in Hebrew too, the term חוליגאנים was used), been imprisoned for murder, and so on.
My grandfather, a chemist, was—by all accounts—a complete shlimazel. Never joined the party, yet worked as a factory director. He died of radiation sickness in a special Moscow hospital shortly after I was born—who knows what they were brewing...My grandfather, a chemist, was—by all accounts—a complete shlimazel. Never joined the party, yet worked as a factory director. He died of radiation sickness in a special Moscow hospital shortly after I was born—who knows what they were brewing...My grandfather, a chemist, was—by all accounts—a complete shlimazel. Never joined the party, yet worked as a factory director. He died of radiation sickness in a special Moscow hospital shortly after I was born—who knows what they were brewing... [2] |