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lyudmila wolfson: interview part 2

here is part 2 of me speaking with my grandma about her life immigrating from Soviet Russia to America.

lyudmila wolfson: interview part 1

here is me interviewing my grandma about her immigration story to America. enjoy!

My Mother’s Experience Immigrating from Former Soviet Union to Wisconsin

My mother’s struggles with the fall of the Soviet Union and the wars in Georgia. Then the struggles she had with immigration and language barriers. Finally how she overcame them now.

From U.S.S.R. to The West.

I asked my father questions about his immigration from Ukraine to eventually the West, and general questions about his childhood.

From Russia/Ukraine to Cleveland

My dad’s coming to America was not as easy as I once thought. My dad, his parents, and his grandparents all immigrated from Russia/Ukraine to Cleveland, Ohio in the year 1997 because they were exiled. I’ve never heard this story...

Grandma’s Childhood

My Grandmother grew up during World War II and migrated to America when she was 11. She had a very unique childhood and believes that the people of my generation should try to get good, basic education to lay a...

My Grandma’s Life As an Immigrant

Anna Avner immigrated to America from the Soviet Union to give her family and herself a better life and freedom to practice Judaism. She had to start all over in a new country with a new language.