<p> Family Tree</p><p>Paternal Paternal Maternal Maternal grandfa grandmoth grandfather grandmother ther er Moisey Pesia Ghil ? Braverman Ostrovski Ostrovskaya Braverman (nee?) 1880s-1919 (nee Fridkina) 1870s-1942 1870s-1910s 1880s-1943</p><p>Mother Father Revekka Ostrovskaya Boris Braverman 1906-1983 1907-1994</p><p>Siblings Spouse Interviewee Shamil Edik Braverman Mukhamedjanov 1939 Lina Mukhamedjanova 1931-1977 (nee Braverman) 1933</p><p>Children</p><p>Natasha Shulghina (nee Mukhamedjanovа) 1958</p><p>1 The interviewee and his family</p><p>Full name Lina Mukhamedjanovа (nee Braverman) (first name changed in 1949 from Engelina)</p><p>Where and when were you born? Chernigov, 16th October 1933</p><p>Where else did you live? Sovkhozchi, Gulbach settlement, Namangan region (today Uzbekistan), Leningrad (today St. Petersburg, Russia), Guriev (today Kazakhstan)</p><p>Your educational level? Higher secondary school in Chernigov, Leningrad Communication College</p><p>What sort of work do/did you do? Telephone operator at a telephone company in Chernigov, engineer working in the field of geological surveys</p><p>How religious was your parents’ home? How were you raised? I grew up in a family of atheists. My parents were members of the Communist Party. They didn’t observe any Jewish traditions or celebrate holidays. </p><p>What is your mother tongue? Russian</p><p>What other languages do you speak? Ukrainian</p><p>2 Where were you during the Holocaust? In evacuation in a kolkhoz in Stalingrad region; aviator, Sovkhozchi, Gulbach settlement, Namangan region (today Uzbekistan)</p><p>What did you do after the Holocaust? Lived in Chernigov, finished school and college in Leningrad, worked with geological research group in Kazakhstan</p><p>3 Siblings</p><p>Their names Edik Braverman</p><p>Where and when were they born? Chernigov, 1939</p><p>What is their mother tongue? Russian</p><p>Their educational level? Leningrad Technological College</p><p>Their occupations? Technical engineer</p><p>Where do/did they live? Moscow (today Russia)</p><p>Where else did they live? Leningrad (today St. Petersburg, Russia), Vilnius (Vilno, today Lithuania), Chernigov, Sovkhozchi, Gulbach settlement, Namangan region (today Uzbekistan)</p><p>Do they have children? Evgenia Braverman, born in 1972, engineer, lives in Moscow Elena Braverman, born in 1987, student, lives in Moscow</p><p>4 Spouse Name? Shamil Mukhamedjanov</p><p>Where and when was he/she born? Guriev (today Kazakhstan), 1931</p><p>Where else did he/she live? Chernigov</p><p>Is he/she Jewish? No</p><p>What is his/her mother tongue? Tatar</p><p>His/her educational level? Geological Survey College</p><p>Occupation? Geologist</p><p>Where and when did he/she die? Chernigov, 1977</p><p>Tell me anything you know about his/her siblings (Name, date of birth and death, occupation, place of residence, name of wife and children, whether their family is Jewish and whether it is religious).</p><p>5 Two younger brothers, names and dates unknown, they live in Kazakhstan with their wives and children </p><p>6 Children</p><p>Their names? Natasha Shulgina (nee Mukhamedjanovа)</p><p>Were they raised Jewish/do they identify themselves as Jews? Natasha is aware of her Jewish origin, but she considers herself ‘a woman of the world’.</p><p>Where and when were they born? Guriev (today Kazakhstan), 1958</p><p>Where else did they live? Chernigov, Simferopol </p><p>Their educational level? Faculty of Roman and German Philology at Simferopol University </p><p>Their occupations? Librarian at Simferopol University </p><p>How many grandchildren do you have? Victor Shulgin: born in 1982, student at Simferopol University Alexandr Shulgin: born in 1984, student at Simferopol University</p><p>7 Father</p><p>His name? Boris Braverman (Jewish name: Berko)</p><p>Where and when was he born? Schors, Chernigov region, 1907</p><p>Where else did he live? Chernigov, Ternopol</p><p>Where and when did he die? Chernigov, 1994</p><p>What sort of education did he have? Cheder, 4 years at primary school, self-educated</p><p>What sort of work did he do? Worked in the accounting department of the district party committee in 1930s, before and after: commodity expert with a bookselling agency</p><p>How religious was he? Atheist</p><p>What was his mother tongue? Russian</p><p>8 Army service: which army and what years? Soviet army (writing clerk in a tank brigade), 1941-1945</p><p>Tell me about his brothers and sisters. (name, date of birth and death, occupation, place of residence, family, etc.)</p><p> name place and date of occupation biographical data biographical data describe how religious</p><p> birth/death and origins of of children they were</p><p> spouse</p><p>Basia Livshytz Schors, 1890s- Housewife Israel Livshytz, Felix Livshytz, b. Not religious</p><p>(nee Braverman) Sovkhozchi, engineer, 1925, lives in Ufa </p><p>1942 perished near (today Russia), </p><p>Stalingrad (today no children</p><p>Russia) in 1942 Betia Livshytz, b. </p><p>1927, lives in </p><p>Gomel (today </p><p>Belarus), </p><p> no children</p><p>Fania Linetzkaya Schors, 1895- Housewife Iosif Linetzkiy, Inna ? (nee Not religious</p><p>(nee Braverman) Chernigov, 1941 military Linetzkaya) 1930-</p><p> commander in 1999</p><p>Kiev, executed in Evgeni Linetzkiy, </p><p>1937 1935, engineer, </p><p> lives in Kiev</p><p>Sarra Braverman Schors, 1900- Accountant Single No children Not religious</p><p>Chernigov, 1967</p><p>Eva Yatsun Schors, 1913- Planning Alexei Yatsun, Lina Ershova (nee Not religious</p><p>(nee Braverman) Kuibyshev (today engineer Russian, Yatsun), lives in </p><p>Russia), 2000 aviator, Moscow</p><p> died in 1995 </p><p>Where was he during the Holocaust? In the Soviet army, writing clerk in a tank brigade </p><p>9 If he survived, what did he do after? Lived in Chernigov, worked in a book selling agency</p><p>10 Paternal grandfather</p><p>Your paternal grandfather’s name? Gil’ Braverman</p><p>Where and when was he born? Schors, 1870s</p><p>Where else did he live? Chernigov, Sovkhozchi, Gulbach settlement, Namangan region (today Uzbekistan)</p><p>Where and when did he die? Sovkhozchi, Gulbach settlement, Namangan region, 1942</p><p>What sort of education did he have? Cheder</p><p>What sort of work did he do? Owned a hardware store before the Revolution of 1917</p><p>How religious was he? My grandfather was very religious: he prayed with his tallit and tefillin on, wore a kippah, read religious books and went to the synagogue. He celebrated all Jewish holidays and Sabbath and followed the kashrut </p><p>What was his mother tongue? Yiddish</p><p>11 Army service: which army and what years? None</p><p>Tell me about his brothers and sisters. No information</p><p>Where was he during the Holocaust? In evacuation in a kolkhoz in Stalingrad region, Sovkhozchi, Gulbach settlement, Namangan region (today Uzbekistan)</p><p>12 Paternal grandmother</p><p>Your paternal grandmother’s name? ? Braverman (nee ?)</p><p>Where and when was she born? Schors, 1870s</p><p>Where else did she live? Chernigov</p><p>Where and when did she die? Chernigov, 1910s</p><p>What sort of education did she have? Jewish education at home with a melamed </p><p>What sort of work did she do? Housewife</p><p>How religious was she? My grandmother was very religious. She wore a wig, celebrated Sabbath and Jewish holidays, followed the kashrut and went to the synagogue.</p><p>What was her mother tongue? Yiddish</p><p>13 Tell me about his brothers and sisters. No information</p><p>Where was she during the Holocaust? Died before</p><p>14 Mother</p><p>Her name? Revekka Ostrovskaya</p><p>Where and when was she born? Kalygarka, Kiev region, 1906</p><p>Where else did she live? Chernigov, a kolkhoz in Stalingrad region, Sovkhozchi, Gulbach settlement, Namangan region (today Uzbekistan)</p><p>Where and when did she die? Chernigov, 1983</p><p>What sort of education did she have? Jewish primary school</p><p>What sort of work did she do? 1920s – stocking factory, worked in a district Party committee, secretary of Party unit in a hospital, scientific research institute</p><p>How religious was she? My mother was an atheist</p><p>What was her mother tongue? Yiddish</p><p>Tell me about his brothers and sisters. name place and date of occupation biographical data biographical data describe how religious</p><p> birth/death and origins of of children they were</p><p> spouse</p><p>15 Naum Ostrovski Kalygarka, 1909- Worked in Sima Alla ? (nee Not religious</p><p>Chernigov, agricultural Ostrovskaya (nee Ostrovskaya), died</p><p>1970s company ?), died in 1980s in Israel 2000,</p><p>Anna ?</p><p>(nee Ostrovskaya),</p><p> lives in Haifa </p><p>(today Israel)</p><p>Lyova Ostrovski Kalygarka, 1913- Student in Single None Not religious</p><p>Leningrad, 1941 Leningrad </p><p> college</p><p>Genia Kalygarka, 1918 Accountant Husband Dmitri Svetlana Not religious</p><p>Ostrovskaya Gutnikov Gutnikova</p><p> perished at the </p><p> front</p><p>Where was she during the Holocaust? In evacuation in a kolkhoz in Stalingrad region, Sovkhozchi, Gulbach settlement, Namangan region (today Uzbekistan)</p><p>If she survived, what did she do after? Lived in Chernigov, looked after her granddaughter Natasha</p><p>16 Maternal grandfather</p><p>Your maternal grandfather’s name? Moisey Ostrovski</p><p>Where and when was he born? place unknown, 1880s</p><p>Where else did he live? Kalygarka, Kiev region</p><p>Where and when did he die? Kalygarka, Kiev region, 1919</p><p>What sort of education did he have? Cheder</p><p>What sort of work did he do? Forest warden</p><p>How religious was he? My grandfather was very religious, observed Jewish traditions, wore a kippah, prayed and celebrated holidays </p><p>What was his mother tongue? Yiddish</p><p>Army service: which army and what years? None</p><p>17 Tell me about his brothers and sisters. No information</p><p>Where was he during the Holocaust? Died before</p><p>18 Maternal grandmother</p><p>Your maternal grandmother’s name? Pesia Ostrovskaya (nee Fridkina)</p><p>Where and when was she born? place unknown, 1880s</p><p>Where else did she live? Kalygarka Kiev region, Chernigov, a kolkhoz in Stalingrad region, Sovkhozchi, Gulbach settlement, Namangan region (today Uzbekistan)</p><p>Where and when did she die? Sovkhozchi, Gulbach settlement, Namangan region, 1943</p><p>What sort of education did she have? Jewish education at home with a melamed</p><p>What sort of work did she do? Housewife</p><p>How religious was she? My grandmother was religious before 1919, wore a wig before her husband died. She followed the kashrut and celebrated Sabbath; after 1919 she only celebrated Pesach.</p><p>What was her mother tongue? Yiddish</p><p>19 Tell me about his brothers and sisters. name place and date of occupation biographical data biographical data describe how religious</p><p> birth/death and origins of of children they were</p><p> spouse</p><p>Isaac Fridkin ?- Perished Military </p><p> during WWI assistant </p><p> doctor</p><p>No information about the other siblings</p><p>Where was she during the Holocaust? In evacuation in a kolkhoz in Stalingrad region, Sovkhozchi, Gulbach settlement, Namangan region (today Uzbekistan)</p><p>20</p>