My great grandfather, Avrohom Tzvi Diamond/Dimant, was killed in the Holocaust in 1942. Other than his name and some stories about him, nothing of his survived--no pictures, no documents, no posessions.
Nearly a year ago, I asked a researcher who lived near the former Dimant family village to see if he could find anything on the family. I tried following up with him multiple times and never heard back. I had basically given up. And then yesterday, he sent some documents, including one that, while it probably had political implications when signed, was personally very exciting:
Nearly a year ago, I asked a researcher who lived near the former Dimant family village to see if he could find anything on the family. I tried following up with him multiple times and never heard back. I had basically given up. And then yesterday, he sent some documents, including one that, while it probably had political implications when signed, was personally very exciting:
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| 1925 School Declaration by Abram Diment; Source: State archive of Volyn oblast. Fond 454, opys 2, file 450, page 103 |
