Laura Lumer learnt new details about her family history in Kyiv
This was reported by TSN, citing an interview with Laura Lumer on the programme ‘Marichka’.
Lumer said that all she knew was that her grandparents, who were Jewish, had emigrated to the US from Kyiv. According to her, she had never met her grandparents and knew almost nothing about her family history.
What was found in the archives
With the assistance of staff at Ukrainian archives, TSN journalists found documents relating to Lumer’s ancestors. According to these, her great-grandfather was born on 10 February 1895 in Vinnytsia, and the family later moved to Kyiv. Archival records also show that in 1875, the Lumer family were officially granted town-dweller status.
Copies of the documents found were handed over to the influencer. She admitted that she had long wanted to find out more about her family’s history.
“I would never have found out any of this if I hadn’t stopped believing Russian propaganda,” said Lumer.
She also thanked the staff at the Ukrainian archives for their help in finding information about her ancestors.
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