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Early agE
Oks’ grew up during the time of the World
War II. The family had to evacuate from
their home town of Zhitomir, due to the
German occupation. The constant flight
from location to location in the hope to

find a free environment, away from the
occupied zones, made the family’s life
miserable. In 1945, when the war was
over, the family was finally able to return

to their home town.

1953 Ukraine: Leon Oks (the Artist b. 1939), Maryia
Magarycheva, Sister b.1937, Zisi Oks (Brother b. 1940),
Pesya Oks(Mother b. 1915), Itzhak Kaminir, Grandpa,
Sonya Kaminir (Grandma)

Leon was six years old at the time. Despite
his young age, he somehow discovered

within himself the capacity of observing

LEON OKS DREAMSCAPE
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