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My grfather grew up in war-tn Europe. When German soldiers occupied his hometown ,the thriving city of Tarow, Pol, he refused to obey them eventually joined the Soviet army to fight f his country’s freedom . “St straight, st tall,” he told himself.
After the war, in 1947, he boarded a boat f Manhattan. He was hungry suffering seasickness. All alone in a new country, he was frightened about his future .Still, he marched head-on into the hustle bustle of the streets of New Yk . Soon he met other European immigrants, each of them trying to find his her own way .If they could do it, why couldn’t he? “St straight, st tall,” he would remind himself.
Thanks to the help of a loyal trusting friend, my grfather gained a jewelry booth on Canal Street, New Yk City .He onc