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Isadore arrived from Poland in 1914, aged sixteen. His brother wanted to treat him and bought a tomato from a street seller. Having never tried one, Isadore spat it out, making his brother laugh.
The brief memory preserves both unfamiliar food and a moment between siblings within a larger migration story.
Account & source：US National Park Service · Ellis Island Oral History Collection
Interview date：1991-09-06
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