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Compassion Remembered

After learning of the upcoming Requiem evening dedicated to the 75th anniversary of ghetto liquidation in Mir at the museum complex of Mir Castle, Eileen Fridman contacted members of the museum staff who helped her locate descendants of Sophia Yermelovich, the woman who saved Eileen's mother Tzila Kopelowicz. Below is the response letter that Eileen received and its translation.

Здравствуйте, Eileen и вся Ваша семья! Пишут вам внук Софьи Ермолович Ростислав и его жена Ольга. Мы  очень рады, что Вы откликнулись на поиск сотрудников музея из Мира и прислали нам письмо.  Посмотрели фото и вспомнили Ваш приезд в Солигорск . На этой  фотографии София Ермолович (её уже нет с нами с 2003 года), её  дочь Тоня (ей сейчас 81 год), я (Ольга), наши дети – Полина и Всеволод. Мы принимали участие в вечере-реквиеме, посвященном 75-летию со дня уничтожения гетто в Мирском замке, рассказывали историю Софьи и Цыли. Посылаем Вам фото с этого вечера. Напишите про свою семью. Будем рады  с Вами общаться, пишите на адрес  olgatatursol@mail.ru

С уважением,
Ольга Татур


Hello, Eileen and your whole family! Write to you the grandson Sophia Ermolovich Rostislav and his wife Olga. We are very pleased that you have responded to the search for museum staff from Mir and sent us a letter. We looked at the photo and remembered your arrival to Soligorsk. In this photo Sofia Ermolovich (she is no longer with us since 2003), her daughter Tonya (she is now 81), I (Olga), our children are Polina and Vsevolod.

We participated in the evening-requiem, dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the destruction of the ghetto in Mir Castle, told the story of Sophia and Tsyly. We send you photos from this evening. Write about your family. We will be glad to communicate with you, write to the address olgatatursol@mail.ru

Yours faithfully,
Olga Tatur

Photos from the 75th anniversary

Sonya's daughter Tonya

Image of Sonya's daughter Tonya

Image of Tzila Kopelowicz in Israel. The list of Righteous Gentiles on the wall at Yad Vashem, to her right, contains the names of Sonya and Ignat Yemolovitch

Grandchildren of Sonya and Ignat Yemolovitch

Certificate from Yad Vashem

Read the life story of Tzila Kopelowicz Zakheim

and the Kopelowicz family

September 2017

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