Hanna’s Choice
Victor’s father, Abram Kaidan, was born in 1902 in the quaint Ukrainian town of Kherson, situated in the Lower Dnieper River. He was fifteen years old when the Red Revolution, following by the bloody Civil War, upended the lives and destiny for millions of people in the enormous Russian Empire. The new regime eradicated old customs and believes: most of the churches and synagogues were either destroyed or turned into the warehouses. The Communist Party leaders became God like figures in the proletarian society.
The building of Socialism in the new Soviet Union had begun in earnest, and it required young, skilled workers. Abram, with his quick mind and ability to fix anything, was a perfect candidate for the newly open Industrial School for the …show more content…
Therefore, the young couple was laboring together- hauling stones, mixing cement, putting up walls. Two dresses in Hanna’s possession went through endless mending and patching; the same rubber shoes were worn year around. Abram’s wardrobe suffered even the worse fortune. After five years of hard work, the couple was still finishing the house, when the second child was born in 1937. To everybody’s delight, it was a healthy boy, named Chaim* after Abram’s father. By the summer of 1940, Abram and Hanna moved into the house consisting of four rooms and the basement.
Meanwhile, the entire Europe was fully engulfed in the War. After conquering all neighboring countries without much effort, Germany was ready for even greater blitzkrieg. In addition, Hitler’s “Final Solution” to eradicate the Jewish population proceeded with increased ferocity. Yet, the people in the Soviet Union were unaware of German atrocities. Stalin entered the treasonous pact with Hitler in 1939, and the press, acting on the Party’s directions, did not cover crimes committed against Jewish population in
Victor’s father, Abram Kaidan, was born in 1902 in the quaint Ukrainian town of Kherson, situated in the Lower Dnieper River. He was fifteen years old when the Red Revolution, following by the bloody Civil War, upended the lives and destiny for millions of people in the enormous Russian Empire. The new regime eradicated old customs and believes: most of the churches and synagogues were either destroyed or turned into the warehouses. The Communist Party leaders became God like figures in the proletarian society.
The building of Socialism in the new Soviet Union had begun in earnest, and it required young, skilled workers. Abram, with his quick mind and ability to fix anything, was a perfect candidate for the newly open Industrial School for the …show more content…
Therefore, the young couple was laboring together- hauling stones, mixing cement, putting up walls. Two dresses in Hanna’s possession went through endless mending and patching; the same rubber shoes were worn year around. Abram’s wardrobe suffered even the worse fortune. After five years of hard work, the couple was still finishing the house, when the second child was born in 1937. To everybody’s delight, it was a healthy boy, named Chaim* after Abram’s father. By the summer of 1940, Abram and Hanna moved into the house consisting of four rooms and the basement.
Meanwhile, the entire Europe was fully engulfed in the War. After conquering all neighboring countries without much effort, Germany was ready for even greater blitzkrieg. In addition, Hitler’s “Final Solution” to eradicate the Jewish population proceeded with increased ferocity. Yet, the people in the Soviet Union were unaware of German atrocities. Stalin entered the treasonous pact with Hitler in 1939, and the press, acting on the Party’s directions, did not cover crimes committed against Jewish population in