In 1934, German-Russian immigrant George threatened his daughters with his suicide if one more of his girls became pregnant out of wedlock.
Young Valentina was.
In 1994, in Yurevets, Russia, located in the upper reaches of the Volga River, baby Valentina was born to a single mother who was struggling with poverty and addiction.
She sent her baby boy to be absorbed into her sister\'s family, and his identity was hidden.
Believing her dad would make good on his promise, Esther hid her pregnancy.
In 1934, German-Russian immigrant George threatened his daughters with his suicide if one more of his girls became pregnant out of wedlock