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Nesse Galperin
Describes disobeying school regulations about hairstyles
Describes disobeying school regulations about hairstyles
Nesse Godin
Describes disobeying school regulations about hairstyles [2002 interview]

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I had beautiful blonde long hair that were made into braids. Now at my school you were not allowed to come with long hair loose. Now I had a wonderful girl friend that also had long hair and one day she took me and she said "Nesse, open your braids and we will both come with the hair loose. What are they going to do to us?" Well, let me tell you, that was the last day that I had long hair. They called my parents and my Mom took me to the barber, not the beauty shop, and that's when my hair came down, as you see in the picture, short hair because I complained, I didn't want the braids, and find all kinds of excuses, so my Mom said, "Okay, so you'll have short hair, you can just comb it."
Born Siauliai, Lithuania
1928

Nesse was born to an observant Jewish family in Siauliai, known in Yiddish as Shavl. Her parents owned a store that sold dairy products. The city was home to a vibrant Jewish community. It had over a dozen synagogues and was renowned for its impressive cultural and social organizations.

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