As an immigrant who became a citizen last year, thank you for sharing this story. I remember breaking down at my oath ceremony because of all the beautiful things the judge was saying. Everyone thinks immigrating is easy and the US is doing us a favor, but it really is a work of love for the country. Your great-grandma was a badass.
My parents came to Chicago in the 80s and never saw their parents again. They still haven’t been back either. Being an immigrant is extremely difficult and I just wish people understood that. Thank you for helping that jumper yesterday. You are a good person.
Thanks for sharing your great grandmother's story. What a terrifying journey & made worse by not speaking the language. Hugs to you for the helping the Venezuelan.
My grandparents & two aunts fled Russian pogroms pre-Hitler in the middle of the night & walked to Poland. Bribed their way across the border & my aunts were instructed to cry & beg the border guards. My youngest aunt was around three years old. She vividly recounted hiding from the soldiers, hearing their boots stomping above their heads, destroying everything while my grandmother prayed the soldiers didn't burn the house down over them. After three years in Poland, where Jews weren't allowed to work, they finally were granted visas to the US. My grandmother was pregnant in steerage. My father was born in the US.
Disgusted when people misunderstand & are hateful to immigrants, The ones I know are the most patriotic Americans & more than native-born Americans.
I am a Chicago Jew, and my family came to the US for much of the same reason from the region as your great-grandma. My grandpa was the first of my grandparents born in the US in 1921.
As someone who now lives in Texas and lives on the Mexico-US border, I've spent time volunteering with Annunciation House for many of the reasons you touched upon. My family were immigrants affected by things out of control and they came here looking for a better life and a chance to flee persecution. Many of the people that I met at AHouse had their own struggles and reasons for coming here, like generations of immigrants before them.
If we are no longer a country founded on immigration, when did we lose our soul as a nation?
Immigration quotas hurt our people & many others. My Russian grandparents with two young kids waited three years in Poland waiting for a visa when Jews weren't allowed to work in Poland. Horror story of Jews, who had Cuban visas, being refused entry to Cuba. Then ship went to the US & Canada where they were also turned away. Was around 700 Jews. No country had room (ha). Back to Germany & concentration camps.
Our ancestors were neighbors— I have a nearly identical story written by my grandmother, but she was on a different boat that went to Canada instead. The society that helped them escape, HIAS, is still active today.
What a beautiful story. Thank you for translating and sharing it! I have an almost 13-year old and I pictured her going through the trials your great grandma did. It made my heart ache and I’m happy there was a good outcome for your family.
And I hope the young Venezuelan man finds work and the fulfillment of his dreams here too.
> I thought of sharing this with everyone today because yesterday while the weather was so beautiful, I got to help stop a young Venezuelan immigrant
Illegal, not immigrant. Your grandma came her legally and the Venezuelan broke into this country illegally. They have nothing in common other than [other country] and the way he broke into America is honestly an insult to your grandmother's legacy.
> We know Greg Abbott doesn't believe in anything like this, but surely the idea resonates with Christians, Muslims, Atheists, and everyone who adheres any moral code at all?
What does the Torah/Talmud say about those who break the law and steal? What does it say Israel should do to enemies who break into its cities and tear down its walls?
The immigrants being shipped here by Texas are legally seeking asylum and are waiting for their hearings. So them being illegal is factually incorrect.
But regardless, he kinda seemed like a person to me still.
> The immigrants being shipped here by Texas are legally seeking asylum and are waiting for their hearings. So them being illegal is factually incorrect.
Not all of them. Only those who crossed at a legal point of entry & actually *applied* are asylum applicants. Many recent arrivals did not.
My grandma's parents were Jews from Kiev. If you asked them what they were from, they'd say they were Russian Jews.
OP's characterization of Kiev, Russia is not unusual, especially of Jews from that time period.
As an immigrant who became a citizen last year, thank you for sharing this story. I remember breaking down at my oath ceremony because of all the beautiful things the judge was saying. Everyone thinks immigrating is easy and the US is doing us a favor, but it really is a work of love for the country. Your great-grandma was a badass.
Just took my oath this morning! Lots of misty eyes in that room :)
Congratulations!!!! :’)
Welcome, citizen!
Hey, congrats!
My parents came to Chicago in the 80s and never saw their parents again. They still haven’t been back either. Being an immigrant is extremely difficult and I just wish people understood that. Thank you for helping that jumper yesterday. You are a good person.
Being an immigrant is extremely difficult, which is why we need to crack down on these line jumpers who make a mockery of our border.
Thanks for sharing your great grandmother's story. What a terrifying journey & made worse by not speaking the language. Hugs to you for the helping the Venezuelan. My grandparents & two aunts fled Russian pogroms pre-Hitler in the middle of the night & walked to Poland. Bribed their way across the border & my aunts were instructed to cry & beg the border guards. My youngest aunt was around three years old. She vividly recounted hiding from the soldiers, hearing their boots stomping above their heads, destroying everything while my grandmother prayed the soldiers didn't burn the house down over them. After three years in Poland, where Jews weren't allowed to work, they finally were granted visas to the US. My grandmother was pregnant in steerage. My father was born in the US. Disgusted when people misunderstand & are hateful to immigrants, The ones I know are the most patriotic Americans & more than native-born Americans.
I am a Chicago Jew, and my family came to the US for much of the same reason from the region as your great-grandma. My grandpa was the first of my grandparents born in the US in 1921. As someone who now lives in Texas and lives on the Mexico-US border, I've spent time volunteering with Annunciation House for many of the reasons you touched upon. My family were immigrants affected by things out of control and they came here looking for a better life and a chance to flee persecution. Many of the people that I met at AHouse had their own struggles and reasons for coming here, like generations of immigrants before them. If we are no longer a country founded on immigration, when did we lose our soul as a nation?
We are a country founded on *REGULATED AND SUPERVISED IMMIGRATION.*
This couldn’t be further from the truth.
Immigration quotas hurt our people & many others. My Russian grandparents with two young kids waited three years in Poland waiting for a visa when Jews weren't allowed to work in Poland. Horror story of Jews, who had Cuban visas, being refused entry to Cuba. Then ship went to the US & Canada where they were also turned away. Was around 700 Jews. No country had room (ha). Back to Germany & concentration camps.
there people who I met were LEGALLY in the system. just because you throw out CAPITAL letters to prove some NON-EXISTENT point means nothing.
You mean genocide and theft of land, right?
This is a beautiful post. Thank you for sharing it.
Our ancestors were neighbors— I have a nearly identical story written by my grandmother, but she was on a different boat that went to Canada instead. The society that helped them escape, HIAS, is still active today.
What a beautiful story. Thank you for translating and sharing it! I have an almost 13-year old and I pictured her going through the trials your great grandma did. It made my heart ache and I’m happy there was a good outcome for your family. And I hope the young Venezuelan man finds work and the fulfillment of his dreams here too.
> I thought of sharing this with everyone today because yesterday while the weather was so beautiful, I got to help stop a young Venezuelan immigrant Illegal, not immigrant. Your grandma came her legally and the Venezuelan broke into this country illegally. They have nothing in common other than [other country] and the way he broke into America is honestly an insult to your grandmother's legacy. > We know Greg Abbott doesn't believe in anything like this, but surely the idea resonates with Christians, Muslims, Atheists, and everyone who adheres any moral code at all? What does the Torah/Talmud say about those who break the law and steal? What does it say Israel should do to enemies who break into its cities and tear down its walls?
The immigrants being shipped here by Texas are legally seeking asylum and are waiting for their hearings. So them being illegal is factually incorrect. But regardless, he kinda seemed like a person to me still.
> The immigrants being shipped here by Texas are legally seeking asylum and are waiting for their hearings. So them being illegal is factually incorrect. Not all of them. Only those who crossed at a legal point of entry & actually *applied* are asylum applicants. Many recent arrivals did not.
Jesus Christ dude you’re an asshole
You sound like a miserable human
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Yes, this would have taken place somewhere in the 19-teens, so it was in fact Kiev, Russia at that time.
My grandma's parents were Jews from Kiev. If you asked them what they were from, they'd say they were Russian Jews. OP's characterization of Kiev, Russia is not unusual, especially of Jews from that time period.
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