Person:Dora Shmulevitch (1)

From 2006 email from Serafima:

My mum-Shmulevitch Dora Samsonovna, comes from Minsk, the doctor by a trade. She has imparted love to medicine to Alexander. Mum has arrived to study to Leningrad in 1931 and has acted in medical institute. From first days of war she left on front and with III shock army 2 Belarus fronts has reached Berlin, has undersigned on Reichstag. Mum was managing therapeutic branch of hospital, after the ending of war about 2 years was in Germany, perfectly knew German language.

From another 2006 email from Serafima:

"Then Samuel married my mum - Dora Shmulewitch. I was born on March, 22, 1949. We lived in a mother's room - the daddy, mum, grandfather - Samson - Shmulewitch and I. But my mum was the doctor. In Leningrad began « Crime of doctors ». Doctors - Jews – Poisoners. My mum should abandon her room and should move from Leningrad. Samuel has taken all and has returned to a room to Boris. We lived all together in a small room - Uncle Boris, the daddy, mum, grandfather Samson, I. It is 1953. The grandfather has died in 1961, to him there were 84 years. The daddy has died in 1963, to him there were 53 years.

"Then Samuel married my mum - Dora Shmulewitch. I was born on March, 22, 1949. We lived in a mother's room - the daddy, mum, grandfather - Samson - Shmulewitch and I. But my mum was the doctor. In Leningrad began « Crime of doctors ». Doctors - Jews – Poisoners. My mum should abandon her room and should move from Leningrad.

"...In 1966, mum [Dora] has earned money (she was the therapist in clinic) and we have bought an apartment.

1. ↑ Serafima Asimova's email.
2. ↑ Serafima Asimova's 1979 correspondence to Isaac Asimov.