Labaieva Yevdokia Fedorivna, b. 1912

—Do you remember how much land your parents had?

Yevdokia Fedorivna: Land was measured in desiatyny at the time, but I don’t remember how many they had.

—What was the economic status of your family?

Yevdokia Fedorivna: Middle, not very poor. My father made overcoats. He curried leather and sewed long overcoats and embroidered the short ones. If we were short on money, he would borrow some from the Jews. My father didn’t work the land; he only owned it.

—Were there many such masters in Yaltushkiv?

Yevdokia Fedorivna: Yes, there were also the tailors and the shoemakers. Women were sewing for the most part. Jewish women were doing this.

—Were there any potters in the village?

Yevdokia Fedorivna: Yes.

—What about icon painters?

Yevdokia Fedorivna: No. We used to buy the icons. They would bring them to the market in our village. We had two churches: one in the center of the village and the other at the cemetery. One church burned down before the war.