Nicholas S. MillerNew York, NY, United States
Like most New York Jews, both my parents trace their ancestry back to Eastern Europe and Russia, with details growing hazy before the pogroms that forced our relatives to the US. Recently, my cousin did some research and traced my great grand parents on my father’s side to Moldova (not unlike Simon himself) and a town called “Bodifick” Russia which appears to no longer exist. All evidence points to humble beginnings, which were continued in the Philadelphia area until my Dad moved to NYC. I have no information on my mother’s side, both of her parents were born in Brooklyn.