Nukhim Gvinter was born in Bershad in 1936. He is Khayke Gvinter’s brother. He grew up with four siblings. He survived the war in the Bershad ghetto. After the war, he worked as a carpenter in a textile factory and then as the manager of a shoe store. He also served in the military after the war. He has three children.
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Bershad, Ukraine
Nukhim Gvinter, Sara's brother-in-law, discusses in this clip holiday celebrations at home in Bershad before World War II. Nukhim proudly points out that his mother knew how to pray.
While Nukhim quickly goes through the most memorable things about major Jewish holidays including Yom Kippur and Passover, his family’s Sabbath rituals are deeply engraved in his memory.