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Boris Abel was the second youngest of seven children. Boris was born in Ponevez, Lithuania in 1915. As a young man he worked in his family’s rope factory, until the Nazis invaded their neighborhood. He was moved to the ghetto and all his family’s belongings were taken. In the camps he endured torture and lost most of his family. After the war, he moved to Salem, MA where he began his new life. He started his own business as a brush maker. Boris was a spry 98 year old man when he passed away in May 2014. We had the honor of living with him for five years after our Bobbie passed away.
Written by Boris' grandchildren
Talia and Joshua Abel
Ponevez, Lithuania
Boris Abel