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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