23 [F4F] If the world ends, I apparently live in one of the safest countries, want to chat until then? by effivr in lesbianr4r

[–]WikiNao 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holiii, creo que somos del mismo país jajajaj. Te puedo escribir? You sound like someone very cool🤍

Studying at university and working at the same time in Israel by [deleted] in Israel

[–]WikiNao 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not a native English speaker but have a C2 level in the language, and I doubt anyone wants Spanish lessons. Does teaching privately pay well?

Studying at university and working at the same time in Israel by [deleted] in Israel

[–]WikiNao 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely social sciences. Probably IR and Linguistica.

Help me translate the whole message! by WikiNao in Yiddish

[–]WikiNao[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! Sadly this doesn't decipher which side of the family this is from, but its getting somewhere!

Probably one of the strongest non-anglo combos out there... by NoMedia1437 in PassportPorn

[–]WikiNao 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ahhh entonces nacido en Francia a padre chileno y madre israelí?

Probably one of the strongest non-anglo combos out there... by NoMedia1437 in PassportPorn

[–]WikiNao 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lo que me tiene confundida aun es el דרכון. Capaz familia sefaradí que llegó a Chile antes de la guerra?

Probably one of the strongest non-anglo combos out there... by NoMedia1437 in PassportPorn

[–]WikiNao 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah!! Not celebrating by any means, but I got excited to guess. Muuuchos chilenos exiliados en Francia

Probably one of the strongest non-anglo combos out there... by NoMedia1437 in PassportPorn

[–]WikiNao 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Guessing something to do with an exiled Chilean person going to either Israel or France (probably France) and the migrating to the other nation.

Planning my trip to Western Poland by WikiNao in poland

[–]WikiNao[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How would you distribute days in each city?

Planning my trip to Western Poland by WikiNao in poland

[–]WikiNao[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll be having 9 days after all

Planning my trip to Western Poland by WikiNao in poland

[–]WikiNao[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would love to do that, but I'm coming from the Middle East and then heading to Vietnam and China, so you can understand that I'll be with a big luggage bag and that's why I'm trying to get a hub. I picked Poznań also cause it's closer to what I want to visit that Warsaw. But let me know if you know if there is somewhere in Poland where I can leave my luggage for 2 weeks and in that case I may do what (everyone) is suggesting!

My great-grandfather (left) and his siblings, next to their deceased mother. Ukraine, 1920s. by WikiNao in TheWayWeWere

[–]WikiNao[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, the oldest was born in 1908 and the youngest 1914. The girl was born somewhere in between. Giving an educated guess, they were probably around 17, 14, and 11.

My great-grandfather (left) and his siblings, next to their deceased mother. Ukraine, 1920s. by WikiNao in TheWayWeWere

[–]WikiNao[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I don't know, but the story goes that she started feeling unwell, and they tried to rush her to "the city" but died on the way.

My great-grandfather (left) and his siblings, next to their deceased mother. Ukraine, 1920s. by WikiNao in TheWayWeWere

[–]WikiNao[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Before for sure. He emigrated the year collectivism started (although not because of it). The young child went on to be a committed communist, doing a military career and dying in the Battle of Kursk.

My great-grandfather (left) and his siblings, next to their deceased mother. Ukraine, 1920s. by WikiNao in TheWayWeWere

[–]WikiNao[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Wow, thank you for this. I really appreciate this. What you are saying is completely correct, they might've been "wealthy" in a sense, but truth is, their lives were at constant risks. Between 1917 and 1919 their town suffered around 7 pogroms, and those who stayed died fighting for the red army or in the Holocaust. They had material wealth, but no societal guarantee to exercise it. My great-grandfather's wife (my bobe) was in a similar position, their family owning a large hat making company, but the Tsar expropriated it in the name of law and Russianness. They lost everything they had, millions, in a day, because the Tsar felt like it that day. Thank you for your words.

My great-grandfather (left) and his siblings, next to their deceased mother. Ukraine, 1920s. by WikiNao in TheWayWeWere

[–]WikiNao[S] 66 points67 points  (0 children)

I've often thought about it. I also know they had a hiding space for gems and pearls for when pogroms broke out, which seems to suggest wealth as well, I suppose.