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Tears Over Russia: A Search for Family and the Legacy of Ukraine's Pogroms
Written by Lisa Brahin
Narrated by Eva Kaminsky
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Set between events depicted in Fiddler on the Roof and Schindler’s List, this historical memoir brings to life a piece of Jewish history that has never before been told.
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Lisa Brahin
Lisa Brahin is an accomplished Jewish genealogist and researcher. In 2003, she helped rediscover the lost location of the original handwritten manuscript Megilat HaTevah (Scroll of the Slaughter), which she considers one of the most important documents ever recorded on the Russian pogroms. A graduate of George Washington University's Columbian College, she is a two-town project coordinator for Jewishgen.org's international Yizkor Book Project (Holocaust Memorial Book Project).
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I did not know alot about the programs and it was interesting to see what happened to the family after they Got to America