Cherlin Family: Jacob Cherlin

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Born in Minsk, living in the St. Paul area in 1989

From the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Sep. 29, 1989:

ROSH HASHANA RINGS IN A VERY SPECIAL NEW YEAR FOR EMIGRES
On Rosh Hashana and other Jewish holy days, Jacob and Nataly Cherlin were not allowed to enter the only synagogue in Minsk, U.S.S.R. It was not a temple, really. The wood hut was built after World War II, when Minsk was virtually flattened, and it was used by old Jews who taught Hebrew and the Talmud to the young. This was allowed by Soviet authorities, except on Jewish holidays, when civilian guards wearing red armbands appeared and barred all but elderly, retired Jews from...

Source:
Newspaper Archive (Stew Cherlin)


2012