Shaya and Klara Balaban with Esther Baellow Wolfson. Moscow, 1963

Esther went to visit her brother, Shaya in Russia. They had not seen each other for over 40 years so when she saw him she ran to him and tears of joy began running down her face. He looked sternly at her and said, "Stop crying. There's no crying in Russia. If the authorities see you they'll make you go back."