Moshe Tzudiker Hacohen, my grandfather , was born in 1895 in Warsaw to Rachel and Ze'ev Tzudiker Hacohen. He was 5 years old both his parents died and he was sent to his uncle who raised him. When he was 18 years old he left religious life and became secular. After he got married he came close once again to religion; kept sabbat, went to the synagogue, not too religious but he tried to make the best he could.
My grandmother, Chaya Gitle was born in Sokolow Podlaski in 1894 to Avraham-Ber and Channa Wechter (Gryn). Her father was a rabbai , a well appreciated man and a very talented tailor.
During the summer vacation when she was 17, the family sent her to Warsaw to their family's house to work as a maid and bring home some money. This is how she met my grandfather.
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| Moshe and Chaya |
My grandfather left Warsaw and came to live with her and her family in Sokolow. My grandfather had only one brother, Srul (Israel) Tzudiker, who stayed in Warsaw with their uncle. During the summer vacations he used the spend time in Sokolow with his brother. During the war time he was a student in Warsaw University, studying history.
