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The process of Russian
resettlement continues.

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JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER

This is the first in an occasional series on the
resettlement process Jews from the former Soviet
Union encounter.

Malka Breyter:
Helping others in
their adjustment.

PHOTOS BY JEFF A. KOWALSKY

he apartment was bare and
empty, but the refrigerator was
full.
The food was there thanks
to Malka Breyter, who had
spent much of her time last
week preparing for the cousins she has not
seen in five years. The family of six re-
cently was granted refugee status to em-
igrate to the United States from
Simferopol in the Ukraine.
The Oak Park apartment in Northgate
awaited Aleksandr Goldshteyn, his wife
Irina Frayman and their children Yelena,
9, and Mikhail, 4. Ms. Frayman's elderly
parents, Grigory Frayman and Fanya
Nizker, will live around the corner at
Lincoln Towers.
Ms. Breyter spent the days before their
arrival walking between her own
Federation apartment and Northgate. She

wants to help make the transition as easy
as possible.
"I'm very happy to see them," Ms. Breyter
said. "I cannot wait to see their faces when
they come to their new apartment."
For years, Mr. Goldshteyn, his wife, chil-
dren and in-laws occupied a one-bedroom
apartment in Simferopol.
Aleksandr Goldshteyn and his family
are among the hundreds of Russian fam-
ilies who each year resettle in the Detroit
area.

Though immigration peaked in 1989,
Jews from the former Soviet Union con-
tinue to pour in, with Resettlement Service
assisting 529 last year alone. Resettlement
staff speculate those figures will rise be-
cause beginning this year, the American
Embassy in Moscow plans to double the
number of interviews granted to those
wishing to emigrate.
Like other Russian Jews who seek
refugee status in the United States,
Mr. Goldshteyn and his family had to

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go through a lengthy application and
waiting process. It began five years
ago when their cousin Malka Breyter set-
tled in Detroit. She immediately sent ap-
plications to Washington and agreed to
assume initial responsibility for the fam-
ily.
Called an "anchor," Ms. Breyter must
contribute $1,000 for each family member
under 65 and $50 for those 65 and older.
The anchor signs a contract at
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