My mother also used to tell us he was a captain in the Russian cavalry that was another story. KR: What do you know about his draft dodging?ĬS: I don't know anything. So, he adopted the name of the family he rented an apartment from, who were German Jews by the name of Silverstein. It's rather complicated, but it got changed because my grandfather on my father's side, according to family history or family mythology, whatever it is, he was the draft dodger, was afraid that if he gave his real name that they would send him back to Russia. How do you get Silverstein from four Russian grandparents? The answer is it's very common, in those days, to change people's names, for a variety of reasons. My father's side is a little complicated because, here I am, Charles Silverstein, and Silverstein is a German name and all of my grandparents came from Russia. KR: How about on your father's side of the family? What do you know about your father's family history?ĬS: Well, my father had two sisters, one that he was very close to and the other one he was not. KR: How did they end up settling in Newark, New Jersey? On my mother's side, I can't go back further than that.
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She was very close to her mother, but her father was a bit of a gambler and so the children never liked the father very much because he didn't support the family. KR: What do you know about your family history, on your mother's side of the family?ĬS: My mother was the oldest of seven children, born and raised in Newark, New Jersey. KR: For the record, can you tell me where and when you were born? Thank you so much for doing this interview.
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