Karen Wardamasky Bobrow

Do Svidanya Dad Karen Wardamasky Bobrow

On a December evening in 1931, a twelve year old boy leaves his familiar life behind as he and his family sail out of New York Harbor on the first leg of their journey to the Soviet Union. His immigrant parents left their New Jersey home because they had been lured by the promises of plentiful jobs. Years later that boy would tell his children a few stories about his youth, but he never discussed the details. No one asked how his family traveled to the Soviet Union to escape the Great Depression or what it was like to return alone just months before the United States became involved in the Second World War. After his death, his daughter began to piece together the puzzle of her father's life. She made it her mission to learn what horrors his family suffered in Russia and the role he played in bringing them home. Genealogy research was the key to unlocking the story of her unusual family history. "Do Svidanya Dad" is the story of that boy-Marty-written by his daughter, Karen. It means "until we meet again."