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صفحة: 25
Jonathan , United States : OK , if you insist ... in my family , it’s my great grandmother , Beila , who likes to talk about her childhood and her family . She grew up in Poland where her family was so poor that they often didn’t have anything to eat . Their non-Jewish neighbors would sometimes harass them . My great grandmother immigrated to the United States with her parents and two sisters around 1920 . They arrived in a large ship with hundreds of Jewish immigrants , all dreaming of having a better life in the “ land of unlimited opportunities . ” Her two older brothers , who were already married , immigrated to other countries — one moved to South Africa and the other to Israel , which was called Palestine then . Her third brother stayed in Poland . Rafaelo , Argentina : Hi everyone ! My great grandfather is also from Poland . It wasn’t easy for him to get used to living in Argentina , to learn Spanish , and understand a whole new culture . Jonathan , United States : It was also very hard for my great grandmother to adjust to a new country . She still speaks English with a Yiddish accent , but she always says that her parents made the right decision to leave Poland . Her brother Yosef stayed in Poland and he , his wife and three of their children died in the Shoah . My great grandmother saved all her brother’s letters , which describe his life in Poland , and how bad things got for the Jews . Miep , Holland : Many members of my family also died in the Shoah , but my grandparents almost never talk about it . It’s probably too hard for them . Hadas , Israel : I can understand that ... Rafaelo , Argentina : Did you notice that even though we all live in different countries , some of our relatives came from the same place ? Jeremie , France : You’re right ! Also , all of our families — every single one of them — have moved from place to place ! This must be something common to Jews . It’s not like that with my non-Jewish friends . Anyway , I have to go now . There’s a really important soccer game on TV ! Rafaelo , Argentina : Which team do you support ? I’m a Real Madrid fan . Jeremie , France : I support Paris Saint-Germain . Hadas , Israel : OK , I see where this conversation is going . Don’t take it personally , but we have enough discussions about soccer at home . Bye for now .
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