Irina Vayntraub (Bun) reports from St. Petersburg...
"I graduated from St. Petersburg Pedagogical University in 1995 but
I have elected to work for one for the biggest telecommunications companies
in Russia. The adjacent photo, was taken while I was at my desk in December,
1997. I really enjoy my work very much. My Grandfather, 
Grisha Rijsky, Sonya's husband, is 81 years
old. He's ill but a very optimistic man and he tries not to pay attention
to his illness.
My father (Tolya Vayntraub) is a lector at the Military Space Academy in St. Petersburg. My mother is an accountant for a private food company. My younger sister, 19 year old Yana is now seeing how she likes Israel. She left last summer and was living on a Kibutz and learning ivrit (language). I think it will be very difficult for her to be alone and live so far from family. But she is a very independent person and it was her choice. She now wants to study the special courses at Haifa's Technical University (Technion).
My cousin Mila Rijskaya (Grisha and Sonya's granddaughter) who lives in Jerusalem has married. Her husband, Alexsey Alesha is from Russia. Thank you very much for the newsletters. We enjoy learning about our extended family and our Russian relatives, the Elperins, the Grachovs and the Sokolinskias from the newsletters. Art, your very kind and necessary work brings us together. We all must remember where we are from. Best regards to all.
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