This is my family. This photo was taken in Odessa in 1993. From right to left: my wife Raisa Fihtman, I, my grandson Boris Fihtman, my granddaughter Svetlana with her nephew, my son Alexandr Fihtman, his wife Inna, my son Leonid’s wife Natasha, my son Leonid Fihtman with his son Ruslan.
This is me, Grigoriy Fihtman, reading my report dedicated to an anniversary of the Soviet army at locomotive operator school. This photo was taken in Odessa in 1984.
This is me, Grigoriy Fihtman (the first from the right) with my son Alexandr Fihtman, his wife Inna Fihtman and daughter Maya. This photo was taken in Mogilyov-Podolskiy town in 1973. This photo is taken on the 1 of May when we were walking about the town.
This is me, Grigoriy Fihtman (in the center) with amateur performers at the regional show of amateur performers. This photo was taken in Vinnitsa in 1966. I with colleagues from our school participated in the final concert of this regional show.
This is me, Grigoriy Fihtman with my wife Raisa Fihtman and our son Alexandr Fihtman. This photo was taken in Komargorod village of Vinnitsa region in 1952. This photograph was taken by a visiting photographer since we didn’t have a photo shop in our village.
This is me, Grigoriy Fihtman. This photo was taken in Orenburg in1946. In 1943 I was mobilized to the army. Young men went to the army at the age of 17 at this height of the war. This was 1943, when Ukraine was to be liberated and Byelorussia and there was a long road to go before the victory.
This is my Komsomol identity card obtained in Kurgan-Tubeh town in 1943. Before going to the army I joined Komsomol. It was mandatory for recruits to become Komsomol members since we were to be trained to go to the front.
This is my brother Abram Fihtman, sergeant of the Red army. This photo was taken in Brest in 1941. My brother sent us this photograph in one of his last letters few months before the Great Patriotic War began.
This is my father Samuel Fihtman. This photo was taken in Zhmerinka in 1940.
This is my mother Sima Fihtman. This photo was taken in Zhmerinka in 1940. This is the only photograph of my mother. It was made for her passport.
This is me, Grigoriy Fihtman at the age of five. This photo was taken in Zhmerinka in 1930. This was the first time I was photographed in a photo shop in the central street. I remember staring at the photographed as if he were a miracle. Before evacuating from Zhmerinka I grabbed this photo that was on the table and put it in my pocket. I had this photo during the whole time of evacuation. It is very dear to me. I show it to my grand children.
Grigorii Samuelovici Fihtman şi soția sa Raisa Moiseyevna, o femeie scundă şi foarte amiabilă, locuiesc la etajul doi al unei case cu două etaje situată într-o curte veche chiar în centrul cartierului Moldavanca din Odesa. Uşa din faţă se deschide într-o mică galerie care servește de asemenea şi ca bucătărie: aici este un robinet, o chiuvetă şi un aragaz. Odaia mică, dotată cu două geamuri este amenajată cu mobilă confortabilă: un pat mare lângă peretele opus geamului, unde probabil dorm gazdele, şi un dulap pentru haine, un bufet, o masă şi o canapea lingă geam. Pereții sunt decorați cu covoare. Se vede un morman de ziare: Grigorii Samuelovici se interesează de politică. E un bărbat scund, subțire şi vioi. Are o voce puternică de profesor, un limbaj literar corect, care sună similar cu limbajul folosit în editorialele din ziare. Îi place să povestească istoria vieții sale şi o relatează în detalii.
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