Following a protracted bureaucratic ordeal of the visa obtainment, Nabokov and his family were to set sail on a New York City-bound ship for Jewish refugees, chartered by HIAS, the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. The president of the HIAS New York chapter was Yakov Frumkin (1880-1971). Frumkin also represents an example of the second category. A graduate of St. Petersburg University Law School like Nabokov senior before him, Frumkin knew V. D. Nabokov back in the imperial capital both personally and professionally. Among other things, Frumkin was a contributor to a legal weekly Law (Pravo), of which Vladimir Dmitrievich was a coeditor. Frumkin held V. D. Nabokov in high regard for his valiant stand against the Kishinev pogrom, which found its expression in the article “The Kishinev Bloodbath” (“Kishinevskaia krovavaia bania”). As a token of appreciation for Nabokov senior, Frumkin offered Nabokov and his family a first-class cabin for half fare ($560.00). Nabokov, of course, did
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Following a protracted bureaucratic ordeal of the visa obtainment, Nabokov and his family were to set sail on a New York City-bound ship for Jewish refugees, chartered by HIAS, the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. The president of the HIAS New York chapter was Yakov Frumkin (1880-1971). Frumkin also represents an example of the second category. A graduate of St. Petersburg University Law School like Nabokov senior before him, Frumkin knew V. D. Nabokov back in the imperial capital both personally and professionally. Among other things, Frumkin was a contributor to a legal weekly Law (Pravo), of which Vladimir Dmitrievich was a coeditor. Frumkin held V. D. Nabokov in high regard for his valiant stand against the Kishinev pogrom, which found its expression in the article “The Kishinev Bloodbath” (“Kishinevskaia krovavaia bania”). As a token of appreciation for Nabokov senior, Frumkin offered Nabokov and his family a first-class cabin for half fare ($560.00). Nabokov, of course, did ( ... )
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