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Category: Translation - Russian
Approval Date: 8/30/2026 8:14 PM
Family Surname: Mowszowski, Schneider
Country: Poland
Town: Bialystok
Date of Image: 1947

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This is PART 3 of a letter that was sent from a woman in Bialystok - possibly a non-Jew who formerly worked for her family - to Fania, a relative of mine who escaped during the war. I have also uploaded the other scans. I'm researching the Bialystok branch of my family and would love to find out what it says.

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8/31/2026 3:00 PM

Ваш дом стоят только стены, и балконы целые, но этот угол, где магазин был Олдак, всё разрушено. Я когда прохожу, посмотрю и вздумаю (подумаю), про вас. Ведь эти люди тут жили, тешились, что уже в своём доме, а теперь что стало? А ни дома, ни людей нет.
Но слава Богу, что Вы остались в жизни. Вы, м д (мадам) Мовшовская, не плачьте. Самое дорогое Вы имеете: мужа, детей. Правда, жалко маму, сестру, брата, но ведь Вы не одна. Эстера потеряла детей и мужа, осталась одна. Говорила, что Либерманов никого нет. Но я ещё буду спрашивать у других про Ваших родителей. Я только знаю то, что за большевиков я у них ночевала.Пришла вечером, папа сидел около печки на стуле, очень сухой, что я не узнала. Геня была тоже, мама…
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Your house has only walls, and the balconies are intact, but this corner where the store was Old, everything is destroyed. When I pass by, I'll take a look and think about you. After all, these people lived here, they were already in their house, and now what happened? But there are no houses or people. But thank God that you stayed in life. You, Madame Movshovskaya, don't cry. You have the most precious things: a husband, children. True, I feel sorry for your mother, sister, and brother, but you’re not alone. Esther lost her children and her husband, and she was left alone. She said that the Libermans have no one left. But I’ll still ask others about your parents. I only know that I spent the night with them during the Bolshevik period. I came in the evening, and Dad was sitting on a chair by the stove — he was so thin that I didn’t recognize him. Genya was there too, and Mom…
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Submitted by Marisa Mowszowski

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Submitted by Marisa Mowszowski