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How St. Louisan Edward Tsimerman got his friends out of Russia

How St. Louisan Edward Tsimerman got his friends out of Russia

BILL MOTCHAN, Special to the Jewish LightPublished April 27, 2022

Eight years ago, during a photography workshop in Greece, Edward Tsimerman met Anastasia and Ilyia, a Russian couple (they asked that their last name not be used). Tsimerman, a Jewish St. Louisan, kept in touch with the couple and in recent weeks, learned...

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