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Daily Archives: May 21, 2008
A Sixteen-Year-Old Immigrant
My grandmother, Helena Chmielewska, was born on a farm in Likiszki, Russia (now Lithuania), a tiny village with only five houses. Growing up on the farm, Helena’s closest companion was her sister Anna, two years her junior. Continue reading
Posted in Chmielewski/Meleski, Daily Journal, Niedziałkowski
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