Category Archives: Russia

Leonid Gozman’s Interview as told to Sara Brown

May 19, 2014 sarabrownr

In 1997, amid economic turmoil and religious prosecution in the Soviet Union, a two-year-old Leonid Guzman and his family made the decision to start anew in America, braving the difficulties of a shockingly different culture to thrive in New York City. Why We Decided to Come Originally we immigrated under the status of religious refugees since we … Continue Reading ››

Immigrant Interviews, Parent Immigration Story, Russia, Second Generation Immigrants

Anna Zhuk’s Interview as told to Allegra DePasquale

May 11, 2014 Allegra DePasquale

Living in Kiev was miserable for the parents of Anna Zhuk, who faced insufferable persecution because of their Jewish heritage. They decided to join their relatives in the United States, to escape the travails of daily life in Ukraine. What actually happened when they flew to New York would end up altering their lives, and … Continue Reading ››