He Drew a Map of Zhytomyr, Ukraine
Thinking of my grandfather who had to leave when he was 13 — thinking of all those who are leaving and fighting now
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3 min readMar 2, 2022
My mom’s father, Herschel or Harry, fled to Chicago from Zhytomyr, Ukraine in 1913 at age 13. (Yes! He was born in 1900.) He was the only grandparent I ever got to meet since my other grandparents died before I…
