Category: My Life & Times
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7. Brooklyn
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I remember the time my mother, John and I were sitting on the steps leading to our apartment in Brooklyn. Mom told me that I was not yet two…
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6. Eva’s First Job
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When Mom arrived in New York, she was met at the port by her aunt Opiela with whom she lived for sometime. Aunt Opiela had two daughters, Mary and…
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5. Pop Goes On A Walkabout
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I remember Pop telling us that he and three or four Ukrainian youths decided to see some of America before settling down. They started by going west as far as…
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4. Parents (Brazilian connection)
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Around 1929, our father received a letter from a nephew who had emigrated to Brazil. He gave his address at that time as John Zefronova Zdebski, Prudentopolis Linka, Inahi N.59,…
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3. My Parents (Mother)
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Mother was also born in Ukraine in the small village of Zvenyhorod to Safron Gula and Mary Zakaluk Gula. Zvenyhorod, is a short distance from Lviv. Mom was named…
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2. My Parents (Father)
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Anyone who was born in the Ukraine in years past when under the jurisdiction of other nations, was not recognized as a Ukrainian but rather was said to be a…
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1. My Ancestors
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Ukraine means Borderland and these borders have been changed innumerable times. The Scythians dominated this land from the 7th to 4th century BC to all the land north of the…
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0. Preface
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This is series of posts taken from the final version of Stephen Zdepski’s memoir completed in 1998, and edited just after his death. Stories will appear here on a regular…