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This tweet comes a little late but here it is nonetheless. The fourth Saturday in November, we remember the lives lost in the Holodomor, The Great Famine killing millions of Ukrainians in 1932-1933 in Soviet Ukraine under Stalin.
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Both born in 1924, my Ukrainian great-grandparents lived through this time period in Soviet Ukraine. It was in the late 40s that they finally fled to Germany and then boarded a ship to Canada to start a new life.
I was extremely fortunate to have my great-grandparents both alive and well throughout my entire upbringing. For me, it was the blessing of a third set of grandparents. They imparted much of their Ukrainian culture on me -from the Ukrainian food to the Ukrainian treasures...
