Everything Is Illuminated Page #3
Wait! l'm coming too.
-What are you doing?
-l'm coming with you.
-You should not do this.
-Why not? l can help.
You cannot help. You cannot even speak.
lt is bad enough that l am from Odessa.
l won't speak.
l promise, l won't say a word.
Excuse me, could you tell me,
do you know where Trachimbrod is?
Never heard of it.
Thank you.
Wait! What are you doing?
They do not know.
What about Sofiewka?
Did you ask them about Sofiewka?
l'm sorry, l forgot,
it's also called Sofiewka.
What do you want?
l told you l never heard of it!
What's your problem, huh?
Maybe you've seen this woman?
What are you doing?
We are trying to find
the town of Trachimbrod.
l told you, we don't know.
Do you want a Marlboro cigarette?
Get lost! Go back to Kiev!
l'm not from Kiev,
l'm from Odessa.
Then go back to Odessa!
-What did they say?
-Nothing.
They said nothing.
Hey, Odessa! You forgot your dog!
Sammy Davis Jr. Jr., come here!
Hey! Don't do that!
Why were you speaking English?
l commanded you not to speak!
You understanded me, yes?
-Yes.
-Then why did you speak?
-l don't know.
-Now they all think...
...l'm stupid American tourist, like you!
-l'm sorry.
-Why do you not listen?
This is not your country!
Don't you put your
filthy hands on her!
lf you ever hit her again...
...l swear to God,
l'll cut your hands off!
Do you understand,
you piece of sh*t?
Grandfather?
Grandfather?
What are you doing?
We're out of gas.
Jonfen?
Yeah?
Do you think my grandfather is...?
What?
Distressed?
What do you mean?
What do you mean, what do l mean?
l do not mean anything.
lf l meant to say something else,
Something is not right.
lt is as if he's dreaming all of the time...
...even when he is not in repose.
Why don't you ask him.
No. That is impossible.
You found gas?
Alex, get up, it's time to go.
What time is it?
He found gas.
lt's beautiful.
Tell him this is the most fertile
land in Eastern Europe.
Grandfather wishes me to tell you...
...that this is the most premium land
for farming.
lt's so green.
Before the war, this was
the most beautiful place in the world.
You were here before the war?
Tell him about Odessa.
Tell him that the sand on the beaches
is more soft than a woman's hair...
...and that Odessa is the perfect place...
...to fall in love and start a family.
There.
Ask there.
on such a day?
Where are you from?
Odessa.
l have never been to Odessa.
You should go there.
Have you ever heard of a town
called Trachimbrod?
l was told that
l should ask here.
Please, l don't want to trouble you...
...but have you heard of Trachimbrod?
Have you ever seen
anyone in this photograph?
Have you ever seen
anyone in this photograph?
Have you ever seen
anyone in this photograph?
l have been waiting so long.
We are searching for Trachimbrod.
You are here.
l am it.
Weddings and Other Celebrations
Silver, Pinwheels, Perfume
Journals, Sketchbooks, Underwear
Death of the First Born
Wooden Toys
Figurines, Spectacles
Menorah
Dust
Are you hungry?
l can cook you something.
Please don't make any effort.
lt is nothing, but l must tell you...
...l don't have any meat.
What?
Thank you, but we are not hungry.
lt has been so long since
l have had any visitors.
Do you live alone here?
You have someone?
l have all of them.
What did she say?
l'm not so sure.
What are they?
They are Trachimbrod.
She says they are Trachimbrod.
ln Case
This is my sister's wedding ring.
'Tis a wedding ring.
She hid it in a jar
and put it in the ground.
l knew this
because she told me.
Many people did this.
The ground by the river is still
filled with precious things:
Rings, money, pictures,
Jewish things.
l was only able to find a few of them...
...but they fill the earth.
She's also a collector.
Does she remember my grandfather?
Do you remember his grandfather?
Who is his grandfather?
The man in the photo.
Safran.
Yes.
Safran.
My family, they....
ln case l....
My family wanted you to have this.
For everything that you did.
What is this?
Money.
For what you have done for them.
What have l done for them?
Safran was his grandfather.
No.
He means Augustine.
That is Augustine, that is Mama,
that is me.
This is Safran, Augustine and me.
Mama was so fond of Safran,
he was so polite.
He would tell her she was pretty...
...when in truth
she was not so pretty.
l was older, so Mama thought
he should marry me instead.
But he was in love.
She says your grandfather
was in love with Augustine.
They were married on her name day.
When we were kids,
my sister, Safran and l...
...played kissing games
behind the trees.
l can still remember
how l felt.
lt was a little like flying.
Tell him.
She remembers kissing
your grandfather...
...and she flew a little.
What is your name?
This is Baruch...
...in front of the library.
He used to sit there
all day long.
He took out more books
than anyone in the shtetl...
...and he could not even read!
He said
he liked to think about the books...
...think about them
without reading them.
with a book under his arm.
''Nonsense!''
Mama would say.
They said he was insane.
We had this in common.
Leave us.
Leave us alone.
Jonfen, what you said at the hotel
about Ukrainians before the war....
Yeah?
Do you think it's possible
that my grandfather, he....
Your shirt's inside out.
What?
Your shirt, it's inside out.
What does it mean, ''inside out''?
Nothing, it's just that the inside
of your shirt is on the outside...
...and the outside is on....
Forget it.
Why do you do this?
Maybe sometimes l'm afraid l'll forget.
Jonfen, l want you to know,
my grandfather...
...he's a good person.
We're going.
We're going to Trachimbrod.
To the river.
She's agreed to take us there.
What's the matter?
l have never been in one of those.
She's never been in a car before.
Well, tell her they're safe now.
She shouldn't be scared.
Please, don't be scared.
Cars are totally safe now.
They even have air bags,
crumple zones.
Maybe not this one...
...but most!
Sammy, sit.
Please, you have nothing to fear.
l cannot.
This is it.
What is this?
This is Trachimbrod.
We are here.
This monument stands in memory
of the 1 024 Trachimbroders...
...killed at the hands of German fascism
on March 1 8, 1 942.
This is all that is left.
They destroyed everything.
Only a few were able to get out
before they came.
You were lucky to survive.
They put us in lines.
Made lists.
lt was all very logical.
They burned the synagogue.
What is she saying?
That was the first thing they did.
They burned the synagogue.
Then they unrolled a Torah on the ground
and told the men to spit on it.
They unrolled something on the ground
and told them to spit on it.
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Submitted on August 05, 2018
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