Julia Bendis
No Smiling Allowed: growing up in Soviet Russia and other funny stories from a Jewish immigrant
Highly acclaimed comedic short stories book called 'No smiling allowed; growing up in Soviet Russia and other funny stories from a Jewish immigrant' - written and narrated by Julia Bendis. No Smiling Allowed is a comedic take on life in the former Soviet Ukraine and Latvia and as an immigrant in America. Julia Bendis has compiled many years of funny stories about her old-fashioned Jewish parents, their understanding of how life works in the United States, hilarious adventures, and her own younger generation's view of what it was like to blend in as a strange-looking kid from USSR.
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Julia Bendis
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Latest episode
Oct 16, 2024
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Episodes
Medicinal Urine 16.10.2024 3:59
Doesn't everyone use urine to cure burns and other ailments?
Soviet grocery stores 04.10.2024 3:30
Do you want to know what it was like to live in the former USSR, what food we had or didn't have? Keep listening...
Grandma and medicinal urine 02.10.2024 2:14
Every Soviet person used urine for medicinal purposes, and we continue to this day...
Part 1 - Soviet Childhood 01.10.2024 9:19
Growing up Russian: Soviet childhood and how we survived...
Introduction 01.10.2024 3:42
I was born Yulia Vladimirovna Beynart - but in Russian of course.
Dedication 01.10.2024 1:09
I dedicate this book to myself - kidding...
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