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Born in Kharkiv, Ukraine (October 28th, 1979)
Born in Kharkiv, Ukraine (October 28th, 1979)
Her Childhood
Her Childhood
She would experience a tainted childhood in Kharkiv, Ukraine, growing up being forced to attend a Jewish High School to stay away from the rampant anti-semitism up until the age of 16. She took a 50-minute train ride to school every day to be with people she felt comfortable with.
Photo of her 6th grade class in Kharkiv, Ukraine, a year before Jewish High School
Photo of a school party in 5th grade
Her Last Name
Her Last Name
Julia and her family were forced to change their last names from “Borukhman” to “Linchevskiy”. It was Julia's grandmother's maiden name. Deliberately chosen, because of its European sounding qualities such as the absence of the "man" portion from their previous last name, which was a common Jewish suffix.
Her Family
Her Family
She grew up in a two room apartment with her parents and sister. Growing up, they struggled finding jobs due to the overall anti-semitism that was common for Ukraine at the time, causing them to feel discriminated and unsafe.
Boston, Massachusetts in 1996
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
Her family waited many years to be able to emigrate to the United States. Julia's grandma's brother, who lived in Chicago, was able to provide them with the papers they needed to move, yet they did not have enough energy or space to provide them a place to live. This left them with one other option, Boston, where one family friend offered to provide housing for a few weeks.
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