The Inspired Intermedia digital book collection
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W ithout much physical evidence available, the stories in this book are really a collection of events as perceived by the different family members who were interviewed. We will never know what really happened way back when, but I hope that capturing these individual perceptions can give us a good glimpse into the past. Books don't write themselves. If they did, this book would have been written many years ago. With the help of writer John Kador this book was born. We faced many obstacles, not the least of which was the fact that my family was aging and spread out all over the world. Then there was the language barrier. Some people in my family did not speak English and John did not speak Russian, so on some occassions we had to engage the services of a translator. The interviewing for the book began in the summer of 2006. All the interviews were recorded in both audio and video. We were very fortunate to complete the interviews when we did. My aunt Manya Volsun London died just a few months aer John visited her in Brooklyn and recorded her memories. Aside om writing the foreword and this aerword and doing several read-throughs, I took no part in the development of this book, leaving the content, themes, and format for the family members to determine. My father, Iosif Volsun, provided the most content and spent a lot of time with John. I am grateful to everyone who agreed to be interviewed and participated in creating this family legacy for future generations. My daughters Lana and Stephanie Volsun read several versions of the manuscript and made many edits, corrections, and suggestions, which made the book much better than it could have been otherwise. Our family iend Paul Attner, a professional writer, also provided a thorough edit. My thanks go to everyone who helped to participate in making this book a reality and realizing what has been a dream of mine for years. My hope is that this book makes the family stronger and more connected. I also hope that Family Is All That Matters reaches past us to Volsuns and Bravermans yet unborn, and that their lives are enriched by its pages. Lev Volsun McLean, Virginia Afterword Afterword