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Letters Written by My Grandfather
My uncle Norman, my father’s youngest brother, sent an email to my siblings and myself a couple of days ago, telling us about letters written by my paternal grandfather, Nathan Rosen (1902-1999), and including transcripts of the letters. My grandfather wrote these letters to Norman in his old age, although not quite in his last few years, and his handwriting made them difficult to read, but Norman has now gone through them, and made an effort to decipher them, although there are occasional lacunae.
Anyway, my grandfather wrote about his childhood in Lithuania, when it was part of the Tsar’s empire, and about coming to America as a teenager, via a ship that departed from Arkhangelsk. Some of the information matches things that I remember him telling me when he was alive; other parts are new to me. Anyway, I was glad to receive the letters, and learn more about family history, and an old man’s experiences when he was a child.
Anyway, my grandfather wrote about his childhood in Lithuania, when it was part of the Tsar’s empire, and about coming to America as a teenager, via a ship that departed from Arkhangelsk. Some of the information matches things that I remember him telling me when he was alive; other parts are new to me. Anyway, I was glad to receive the letters, and learn more about family history, and an old man’s experiences when he was a child.
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