3  September 21st, 1946


  1. as in, no other kinds of khasidim - only Makarover khasidim↩︎

  2. idiom: “a ruble is a trifle”; as in, money is no object↩︎

  3. At this time in Pale of Settlement history, things were overall good for the Jews↩︎

  4. joy/pride↩︎

  5. later, he became Isaac Casten in America↩︎

  6. kitten↩︎

  7. her name was Chuna, later changed to Anna in America↩︎

  8. It is worth noting that Sam may be misremembering his name. According to Anna’s gravestone, her father’s name was Isaiah-Leyb, not Shmuel.↩︎

  9. “Serenading of the bride,” a popular Jewish wedding song. Listen here.↩︎

  10. singular nigunim↩︎