Cape Breton's Magazine

Most of the Chernin first cousins at the 1993 reunion in Glace Bay; present for the photograph. the whole family, you know. It was part of all of our roots.... (You gave a kind of suggestion that for your Uncle Boris, too, it was a chance to fulfil a role that, perhaps, he hadn't fulfilled. The person who was translating for you told you, "This is not the way that a man speaks to a grown woman.") Yes. She said, "Boris is talking to you like to a little girl, a little Russian grand? child." He was stroking my hair, he was saying affectionate things like, you know, to a child. But, of course, he's 91, I could be something of a child to him. But also, I was his brother's, his long-lost brother's granddaughter. And there were times he would just look across the room at me and go, "Lable." And he would just make that connection and it was like magic for me to be there, for us to have made that connection. MacNEIL*S MOTEL ttie best in comfort and accommodation Trans-Canada Highway 105, Bras d'Or, Cape Breton BOC IBO 17 UNITS COLOUR CABLE T.V. ELECTRIC HEAT • some with microwaves & refrigerators • Overlooking the Bras d'Or Lakes (902)736-9106 • (902)736-2692 What happens ultimately out of it--whether there's something that we can do for them, whether there's something they can do for us, you know. I suspect that there are people now from the family who may end up going to Russia now that they have people there to go to.... And whether we have to get some of them out of there, some will go to Israel as some already have. And that's another part for me of the journey, of this video all but five were tape, to document Grandpa Chernin and his brothers com? ing from Russia in 1911. That was one of the few things an immigrant could do--or you stayed there and fought or died.... A man got off a boat and there he was, one guy with a couple of brothers, you know, and no more.... The layers that you have of being where you are. Now you're someone who's come from somewhere and you're starting anew, you're starting fresh.... And it's happening, now, to people all HILLTOP TRAILER SERVICES and AUTO GLASS • complete line of RV parts & accessories • service to ail makes & models of trailers • canvas repair & replacement, boat tops, etc. • windshield repair & replacement • flat, plate & mirrored glass • custom accessories; sunroofs, running boards, etc. WE DO IT ALL AND WE DO IT RIGHT! wmm Trans-Canada Highway BRAS D'OR I Q M| Q ' O Towing Services Specializing in... • TOWING TRAILERS MOBILE HOMES • • TRUCKS CARS' OFFICE: 736-8645 RR 2 • Bras d'Or • bog ibo We accept all auto club cards! CAPE BRETON TRAILER SALES Trans'C'nada Highway 544-0157 ~ YOUR DEPENDABLE TRAILER DEALER ~ Come In and See Our Selection of NEW & USED HARD TOPS & TRAVEL TRAILERS • Visit Our Showroom for a Great Selection • MCantic Harvest 'staurant Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Specials Open Dally • 6:30 AM to 9:00 PM' Catering to Banquets * & Any Special Occasions Bras d'Or • on tiie Trans-Canada Hwy OPEN YEAR ROUND 736-2366 TranS'Canada HighMray at Bras d'Or