Why I had to leave the Ukraine behind: A Memoir

by Oscar Felix

Oscar Felix (1893-1980) was born in the Ukraine, in the shtetl of Brailov where the only doctor doubled as the town barber. His father died six months before Oscar was born, which left his mother with enough debts that she couldn't afford to buy straw to heat the room. The poverty he describes is unimaginable. Going to bed hungry characterized Oscar's childhood and that of his mom and six siblings. But their Jewish humor kept them going: When...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1947940473
• ISBN13: 9781947940475
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Seasidepress.Org
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"