Maria Markovich, 85, of Mayfield Heights is a 1992 emigrant from Odessa, Ukraine. The daughter and granddaughter of WWII casualties, she brought her children to the United States in 1992 so they would not have to face the same anti-Semitism she did. Her husband is Ilya Marmerstein. Part of a series of interviews documenting the unique immigrant experience of Soviet Jews in northeast Ohio and exploring issues of professional, family, and religious life.