[T1S1] Mentions hometown and discusses father's business and death. Family's house, property ownership in Russia and town's treatment of the poor are mentioned. Respondent provides biographical details. Discrimination against Jews in Russian schools is indicated. Respondent discusses grain business practices in Russia. Respondent's rigorous private studies and town's religious observances are recounted. Respondent mentions activism in Russian Zionist organizations. Non-Jews treatment of Jews in Respondent's town is contrasted with treatment in neighboring areas. The events and aftermath of the pogrom that encouraged his emigration are extensively described.
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