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Very interesting!
posted by
hardilaziz
on November 25, 2009 at 5:10 AM
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what a journey
i cant even imagine what it would be like,
posted by
Tzippy
on November 24, 2009 at 10:06 PM
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I can imagine how you felt, standing where your relatives probably once walked. It was such a sad and confusing time for families caught in that terrible war. The creation of such a museum is good.
posted by
adnohr
on November 24, 2009 at 9:03 PM
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That's neat how you got to see where your ancestors had lived.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on November 24, 2009 at 8:26 PM
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Elinjo
Very interesting, though it's sad that you coud not locate any members of your family. But I was fascinated by the Jewish museum - I didn't know that Jews had such a rich and colourful history in Odessa...
posted by
Nautikos
on November 24, 2009 at 7:20 PM
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How true that is Betty..especially after a war. It's truly interesting to have what's left of a part of history with you though. have a lovely day too.
posted by
shobana
on November 24, 2009 at 6:46 PM
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I can appreciate the feeling. It was the same for me when in a cemetery in Dares salaam I found the grave stones of members of my family. My great grandfather was a trader and merchant and had a depot there as well as in Capetown and his brother and English wife lived and died there.
posted by
vogue
on November 24, 2009 at 4:21 PM
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...very interesting story...time marches on...obliterates the past like sand castles at high tide....moon
posted by
magic_moon
on November 24, 2009 at 4:07 PM
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I was hoping for a happy ending
posted by
lindo
on November 24, 2009 at 2:04 PM
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elinjo
A lovely looking building, I could live there and sit on that balcony, I wouldn't mind getting out of the woods now and back to a balcony in the city. I'm sorry you had no luck locating any familly but I did enjoy the museum link you put in for uis to visit.Always nice posts
posted by
WileyJohn
on November 24, 2009 at 1:18 PM
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What a very interesting visit, especially with the envelope, but tinged with such a lot of sadness, too.
posted by
Rockingrector_retd
on November 24, 2009 at 12:22 PM
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People moved or were ....victims of the monsters...changed their names
for safeties sake. Terribly difficult to find some family branches.
posted by
Kabu
on November 24, 2009 at 12:01 PM
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I have a friend
who has been tracing his family too. I know what a commitment it truly is and do admire you for taking it on
posted by
malcolm
on November 24, 2009 at 9:33 AM
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I have always had an interest in genealogy but lack the drive necessary to complete the research! I am doing just a small search on my Cherokee grandmother x 5! Shelly
posted by
sam444
on November 24, 2009 at 9:27 AM
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Best to you on the geneology and ancestry finds. I applaud your devotion.
Elyse
posted by
elysianfields
on November 24, 2009 at 8:14 AM
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yes I can imagine, have you ever been on Ancestry.com? My daughter uses it to make a family tree, I think you can look up that short of thing
posted by
Lanetay
on November 24, 2009 at 7:51 AM
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People move to different parts of the world, far from their origins, making it really difficult to find them.
posted by
Nita09
on November 24, 2009 at 7:21 AM
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So many unsolved riddles.
Maybe the family escaped to the U.S. Nice of them to publish the photo of the postcard, wasn't it.
posted by
Pat_B
on November 24, 2009 at 5:05 AM
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Odessa
Betty, I have a Japanese friend that visited Odessa last month. He said it was a wonderful place and he felt very welcomed. Yes, you're right trying to find relatives from years past is a little like looking for that proverbial needle. great post.
posted by
Hackthorne19
on November 24, 2009 at 2:34 AM
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