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-Steak?

-No.

-Chickens?

-No.

And what about the sausage?

No, no sausage. No meat.

He says he does not eat any meat.

Not even sausage?

l know.

What is wrong with him?

What is wrong with you?

Nothing. l just don't eat meat.

Hello.

Excuse me,

do you have anything without meat?

Why?

Our friend here is American--

l can see that.

Yes, of course,

but he does not eat meat.

What is wrong with him?

What did she say?

She says they do not have anything

without meat.

Don't they have potatoes or something?

Potatoes?

You only get

potato with the meat.

The potatoes come only with the meat.

But can't l have a potato

on a plate by itself?

Please, this American is deranged.

Would it be possible to have

a potato without the meat?

Welcome to Ukraine.

-And these are your family?

-Yeah.

My grandmother gave me this.

That's my grandfather, Safran.

lt was taken during the war.

lt's you.

l've heard that.

-And this is Augustine?

-Yeah.

My mother said that he never would have

made it to America if it weren't for her.

And she's from Trachimbrod?

Or somewhere near there.

This is Kolki. My grandmother's shtetl.

''Shtetl''?

lt's a village.

lt's Yiddish, it means ''village.''

lt doesn't seem to be far from Trachimbrod.

That's why l was thinking

it might be called Sofiewka now.

Why do you make such a rigid search?

l guess l just wanted to see

where my grandfather grew up...

...where l would be now

if he hadn't come to America.

You would be Ukrainian, like me.

Only not like me, because you would be

a farmer from some unimpressive town...

-...and l am from Odessa.

-l see.

And did your grandparents ever return

to Ukraine?

God, no. My grandmother would go crazy

if she knew l was here.

Why?

She didn't think it was safe.

She said that before the war,

Ukraine was just as bad as Berlin.

Jews weren't exactly popular in Ukraine.

When the Nazis invaded, she actually

thought it would be an improvement.

Who told you this?

My grandmother.

Why did she say this?

l don't know. lt's just how she felt.

Grandfather...

...he says Ukrainians were

anti-Semitic before the war.

ls it true?

Grandfather?

lt's nice.

Really, it's just for sleeping.

-Jonfen?

-Yeah.

You were very proximal

with your grandfather, yes?

Yeah. Why?

Tomorrow we will make a search.

Good night.

Good night.

Make sure to secure the door

when l am gone.

l do not want

to make you petrified person...

...but there are many dangerous people

who want to take things from Americans...

...and also kidnap them. Okay?

Okay.

Good night.

Sammy Davis Jr. Jr.

Come on, let's go.

He seems like a good person.

Yes, he does.

We should try to help him.

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