My wife's father (Harry) has been gone a while, but today I thought about him. My granddaughter has asked about her family history. I knew that Harry's parents had grown up in Ukraine and come here about 1909, but when I had tried in the past to find the town, no luck. It turns out that the problem was I couldn't spell the name right. This time the 'net got smarter and coughed up "Tetiev," which is pronounced Teteev.
There it was, apparently a Jewish settlement about 70 miles south of Kiev, and I wonder if Tetiev is still there. To my shock, back about 1920, 75% of the population was murdered, and the rest fled.
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