This is my paternal grandfather, Naum Fabrikant, with my father Yefim Fabrikant. This photo was taken in Voznesensk in 1902. My grandfather was born in the 1860s in Pinsk.
This is my father, Yefim Fabrikant, when he was a grammar school pupil. This photo was taken in Voznesensk in the early 1910s. My father was born in Voznesensk in 1892.
This is my father, Yefim Fabrikant, when he was a student of Odessa Medical College. This photo was taken in Odessa in the early 1920s.
This is me with my cousins Nina Patlazhan, nee Bogomolskaya (on the left) and Nina Gorodetskaya (on the right). This photo was taken in Odessa in 1928.
This is my future wife Nathalia Yampolskaya as a pupil, in the uniform of a pioneer. This photo was taken in Odessa in 1934. Nathalia is wearing a pioneer necktie with a pioneer clip on it.
This is my father, Yefim Fabrikant, wearing his military uniform. This photo was taken in Lutsk, Volyn region in 1939.
This is my mother Bronislava Fabrikant, nee Bluvstein. This photo was taken in Odessa in December 1940.
This is me when I was a Komsomol member. This photo was taken in Odessa in 1940. I started school in 1931.
This is me, Arnold Fabrikant, as a cadet of the military school. This photo was taken in Piatigorsk on 20th December 1941.
This is me (second row, the first from the right) with my fellow comrades. This photo was taken in Czechoslovakia in May 1945.
This is me (first from right) with my fellow comrade Kostia Shevyrev (in center). This photo was taken in Czechoslovakia on 22 May 1945.
This is me (the first from the right) among the soloists of our regiment ensemble for singing and dancing. This photo was taken in Ceska Lipa (Czechoslovakia) in May 1945.
This is me with my fiancee Nathalia Yampolskaya. This photo was taken in Odessa on 1st May 1947. I was photographed wearing my uniform since I didn’t have any civilian clothes. Natasha is wearing her only single suit and shoes with wooden soles.
This is me with my wife Nathalia Yampolskaya among our friends at our wedding. This photo was taken in Voroshylovgrad region in 1948.
This is my mother Bronislava Fabrikant, nee Bluvstein (in the center) with her patients and nurses in the health center. This photo was taken in Odessa in 1948.
This is me with my wife Nathalia Yampolskaya and our daughter Yelena Filurova, nee Fabrikant. This photo was taken in Odessa in 1956.
This is me. This photo was taken in Odessa in 1975. One of my colleagues photographed me during a lunch break in the yard of the liqueur and vodka factory.
This is me with my wife Nathalia Yampolskaya in the museum of our 68th Navy brigade. This photo was taken in the village of Kabardinskaya in 1995.
This is me. This photo was taken in Odessa in 2001. I was invited to Gemilut Hesed to be photographed as a member of the ‘Front line brotherhood’. I was photographed with all awards that I received in my peaceful life for my participation in the war.
Арнольд Фабрикант все еще очень энергичный человек несмотря на преклонный возраст. Он говорит взволнованно и с любопытством смотрит в глаза своего собеседника. Он живет в трехкомнатной квартире в старом доме на тихой улице в историческом центре Одессы. В одной из комнат квартиры находится коллекция вышивок, украшенная цветочными узорами – творения его жены Натальи Яковлевны, очень милой женщины. Квартира скромно меблирована. На торшере, столе и полках имеются кружевные чехлы, которые создают уютную старинную атмосферу. Маленькая комната, где у нас было наше первое интервью, служит кабинетом. Там очень много папок, заполненных вырезками из прессы, документами, файлами и видеокассетами. Дом полон книг. Семья дружелюбная и милая. Хотя Арнольд очень занятой человек, он хотел поговорить со мной и поделиться своей историей.
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This is my grandmother on my mother’s side, Enia Frenkel. The photo was taken at M. Brikman’s photo studio in Proskurov in the 1890s. My grandmother was born in the middle of the 1860s. She wore a wig when she was young. When she was old she covered her head with a shawl.
This is my grandfather on my mother’s side, Natan Frenkel. The photo was taken in Proskurov in the 1900s. My grandfather was born in Proskurov, Podolsk province, in the early 1860s. My mother told me that my grandfather was very religious.
My mother Maria Goldman-Frenkel’s brothers and sisters. Sitting in the first row from left to right are a stranger, Fenia, my mother and Betia. Standing are Sophia, Nikolay Baier, Fenia’s husband, Isaac, Rosa, and a stranger. The photo was taken in Proskurov in 1911 on the occasion of the older sisters’ visit.
My father Miron Goldman. The photo was taken in Odessa in 1928. My father was born in 1888.
This is me on my fifth birthday. The photo was taken in Odessa in 1939.
My sister Tamara Natanzon. The photo was taken by a photographer in a street when she was having a stroll in Langeron, in Odessa in 1949.
My parents Miron Goldman and Maria Frenkel-Goldman. The photo was taken in Odessa in 1954.
This is me in a tank in Arkhangelsk in 1955 when I was in the army.
This is a family photograph. From left to right are my mother Maria Frenkel-Goldman, my father-in-law David Kangun, my wife Maya Goldman, I, my mother-in-law Sopha Kangun and my father Miron Goldman. The photo was taken in Odessa on 12 February 1961, six months after my wedding.
I and my grandson Dennis Bykov. The photo was taken in Odessa in 2001. This is the first day of Chanukkah. Dennis is lighting the first candle.
Одесса, Украина Мы начали работать с Владимиром Гольдманом 24 сентября 2002 года. Владимир был неизлечимо болен, и он хотел успеть рассказать нам о своей жизни. Это был подвиг, для которого требовалась огромная сила. Мы разговаривали в большой комнате, полной книг и игрушек его внука. Он был довольно слаб и вынужден был давать интервью лежа. Однако он все равно настаивал на том, чтобы подать мне чай. Владимир Миронович Гольдман скончался 9 октября 2002 года. На его похороны пришли сотни людей. Среди них были представители Гэмилут Хэсэд и других общественных организаций города. По еврейской традиции он был похоронен на городском еврейском кладбище рядом с могилами его родителей Марии Френкель-Гольдман и Мирона Гольдмана. Четыре раввина из Одессы, Николаева и Херсона опустили его гроб в землю.
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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.
Григорий Самуэлович Фихтман и его жена Раиса Моисеевна – маленькая любезная женщина – живут в Одессе, на втором этаже двухэтажного дома в самом сердце Молдаванки. Входная дверь открывается в небольшой коридор, который также служит кухней: есть кран, раковина и плита. Небольшая комната с двумя окнами обставлена удобной мебелью: большой диван-кровать у окон, где спят хозяин и хозяйка, шкаф для одежды, сервант, стол и диван. Стены украшены коврами. Много газет, потому что Григорий Самуэлович по-прежнему очень интересуется политикой. Он низкий, худой и очень активный мужчина. У него сильный профессорский голос, он выражается осторожно и всегда правильно – его речь похожа на аудиозапись газетной статьи. Он с удовольствием рассказывает свою историю и с детали этой истории с легкостью возникают в воображении.
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