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– 122 – index Index Abrams, harry, 60, 61–62, 67–68 Abrams, rose, 60, 61–62, 67–68, 74 adoption, of holocaust survivors, 64–67 Althea (cleaning lady), 77 American Public Media, 976 anti-Semitism, in pre–World War II Trochenbrod, 9, 11 Bendavid-Val, Avrom, 86, 89, 91, 96, 102–3 Bubbe (grandmothers), 13–14 carroll nursery (cleveland), 82 cheder (hebrew schools), 11 cleveland heights high School, 71 collective farms, 51, 56 communism, 21–24 displaced persons (dP) camps, 56–61, 57 doll-making, 13–14 ellis Island, 61–62 enia (Gold’s cousin), 63, 102–3 Food: rationing of, 23; sought, by refugees, 35–37, 41–43, 45; starvation and, 42, 51, 60 Glick, Mrs. (teacher), 70 Gold, Allan (son), 78, 80, 82, 86–89, 91, 98 Gold, Ben (grandson), 91, 92 Gold, Betty (Potash): childhood of, 1, 3, 3–19, 18, 22, 108; children and grandchildren of, 78–79, 80, 86–92, 92, 98; on collective farm, 51, 56; education of, 70–72, 71, 77; at end of World War II, 56–61, 59; health of, 77, 92–93; in hiding, 30–46; in Kiev, 51–56; legacy of, 106–9; letters to, from audiences, 111–18; marriage and romantic life of, 72–83, 85–86, 94; in modern-day Trochenbrod, 98, 99, 100; nazi occupation of Trochenbrod and, 25–27; rescue of, by Soviet partisans, 47–51; Soviet occupation of Trochenbrod and, 21–24; Trochenbrod massacres witnessed by, 27–32, 38–40, 44–45, 66–67; U.S. immigration by, 60–62, 67–72; volunteer work and public speaking by, 86, 88–90, 91, 93–96, 98–106, 102, 111–18, 112; work, businesses and career goals of, 15–17, 72, 75, 77, 82–85. See also individual names of Gold family members; individual names of Potash family members – 123 – index Gold, david (grandson), 90, 92 Gold, evan (grandson), 90, 92 Gold, Lenny (brother-in-law), 78–79 Gold, Michael (son), 75–76, 80, 81–82, 90–91 Gold, nikolai (grandson), 86–88, 92 Gold, Sheldon “Shelley” (son), 77, 78, 80, 87, 89, 90–92, 98 Goldscheider, Jeremy, 96–97 gymnasium (Polish high schools), 19 hate crimes: anti-Semitism in pre– World War II Trochenbrod, 9, 11; need for education about, 104–6. See also World War II hate room (Maltz Museum of Jewish heritage, cleveland), 104 Heavens Are Empty: Discovering the Lost Town of Trochenbrod, The (Bendavid-Val), 86, 89, 91 holocaust. See World War II holocaust Museum (Washington, d.c.), 95 holodomor, 34 Jackson, Frank, 101 John hay high School (cleveland), 70, 71 Judenrat (Jewish council), 25 Jusef (christian Polish farmer), 37, 38, 39, 43, 44, 45 letters, to Gold, 111–18 Lost Town (documentary), 63, 96–98, 97 Lubinski, Janina, 9, 108 Lubinski, ryszard, 9, 107–9, 108 Maltz Museum of Jewish heritage (cleveland), 86, 89, 91, 93, 95– 96, 102, 104–6, 111–18, 112 Marine Perch, 61 Mendel (Gold’s aunt), 32, 40, 66–67 owens, Jesse, 102 Poland: anti-Semitism in, 9, 11; education in, 11, 12, 19; religious practice in, pre–World War II, 5, 7, 9–12; religious practice in, prohibited by Soviets, 21–22. See also Trochenbrod Potash, Bernard “Bernie” (brother): children of, 89; on collective farm, 51, 56; death of, 94; at end of World War II, 56–61; in hiding, 30–46; nazi attacks on Trochenbrod and, 24; pre– World War II lifestyle of, 1, 6, 7, 8, 10–11, 15–16, 30; religious observance and, 76; rescue by Soviet partisans, 47–51; U.S. immigration by, 60–62, 67–69, 72 Potash, Betty. See Gold, Betty (Potash ) Potash, eli (father): at end of World War II, 55–60, 57, 58, 59; in hiding, 30–46; hiding places constructed by, 26–27, 29–30, 33; in Kiev, 51, 55–56; pre–World War II lifestyle of, 1–2, 4–7, 7, 8, 9, 14, 16, 22, 30; religious observance by, 5, 10, 36–37, 69; rescue by Soviet partisans, 47–51; during Soviet occupation, 23–24; U.S. immigration by, 60–62, 64– 65, 67–69, 79; work/businesses of, 2, 4–5, 16, 21, 25, 68–69 Potash, nechama (grandmother), 4, 14, 27–28, 31–32 Potash, nusin (grandfather), 2, 14 Potash, riva (Tepper) (mother): on collective farm, 51, 54; death of, 83; at end of World War II, 56–61, 57, 59; in hiding, 30–46; post–World War II life of, 79; pre–World War II lifestyle of, 1–5, 6–7, 7...
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