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The entire family had great hopes for Mariana
Jacob Mozganov, the pedagogical director at the Shevah Mofet school and a
relative of Mariana, tells us about her:
The thought that bothered me most on that Saturday morning, when Mariana
appeared in the list of deceased was: I brought their family to Israel.
Why did I do it? In a situation like this, you always keep thinking that if
they wouldve stayed in Russia, Mariana would be alive.
After all, they are only fresh from their birth country only 2.5 years.
My nephew Victor often came to Moscow and we met, and I proudly told him
about Shevah Mofet, which was created by Russian teachers in Israel. And I
advised told him to come to Israel for the sake of his children. They
were a bit afraid of course it isnt easy to start a new life with four
children, and their age was over 40 too. But in the end they agreed for
the sake of their children.
In Yakutsk, Victor served as a firefighter in the Taiga, while Marianas
mother Tatiana was a nurse. They werent rich, but could still afford
vacations to the south.
In Israel they rented a big apartment and began looking for a job. Life
wasnt easy for them, but it was decent. They bought their children two
computers one just for their oldest daughter Mariana. The other children
were a little upset about this, but the parents had great hopes for Mariana
they wanted her to settle down as quickly as possible. Besides, the
parents wanted to set a good example for the other children, so they always
expressed their pride of Mariana.
She came to our school to the Computerized Graphics class. She loved this
new occupation and even bought computer books and could be found practicing
for hours.
The family didnt adapt to the new environment easily though:
Illegal employment, constant strain and an everlasting lack of money were
among their troubles. Victor was depressed, he asked the children: Maybe
we should go back to Russia?, but they replied with We are just like
Mariana and Mariana liked everything about Israel. She often said that
in Russia she would never have had what she had in Israel. All in all, she
was a proactive, beautiful, bold girl, very good at dancing. She also
enjoyed trances, which is now one of the most popular types of music among
Israeli youth.
She wasnt great at all subject. Russian wasnt her strong point, for
example. The teacher always scolded her for not being able to write reports
well, which resulted Mariana coming at one time and saying: Thats is, this
time I prepared well. I could write a 100-page report if need be! But is
that very important? Only now I understand that it isnt. Whenever I met
her in the school corridors, she always smiled so warmly and openly. And
even though she was not the greatest student, both teachers and students
loved her very much.
Her father tried to convince her not to go to the disco it was her first
time ever, anyway. Mariana protested: I cant miss it. I promised Anna
Kazachkova that Id come. She was used to keeping her promises. She
wanted to accomplish many things in life to become the first one in her
family to become well established in Israel. And I know she could do
everything!
- Victoria Martynova, Special Edition of Vesti.
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