Naum Kholmyansky approached every task with pride and an unshakable work ethic. He was raised in Vitebsk, Belarus, alongside his parents, Genya and Girsha, his sister Cilya, and brothers Elizar, Zinoviy, Roman, and Zahar. Born in 1908, Naum was among the youngest in the household. Times were hard for the Kholmyansky family. Girsha, who initially worked as a messenger, found employment in a grain mill after the Russian Revolution, while Genya stayed home to care for their six children.
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