She was born on December 5, 1928 in the village Trilesy of Aleksandrovsky district of Kirovograd region in a family of farmers.

This cheerful and mischievous girl ruled the roost among her friends. At home she helped her mother to take care of the household. In the summer the older schoolchildren worked on the collective farm fields: weeding, harvesting sugar beet, vegetable plantations. She was striving for knowledge, studied well, with pleasure. In 1941 Anna graduated from the 6-th class of the secondary school. Her life was fine. But the war and subsequent Nazi occupation made a sharp turn in her life.

In June 1943, 14-year-old Anna among the other villagers was driven away to work in Germany. There she worked in the estate on farming. The conditions were like in a camp: barracks, plank beds, soup from a swede, scanty clothing, shoes on wooden stocks and hard work. "Our life was brightened by the fact that our commander was an old German — the participant of the First World War. He spent 3 years in captivity in Russia, and kept a good impression of the Russian people, — said Anna Iosifovna. — His attitude toward us was favorable and honest, of course, as far as he can."

In March 1945 the place, where Anna lived, was occupied by the soviet troops. Among other innocent people she was send to logging in Kostroma region, in the so-called labor army managed by the NKVD. So the new period of her forced labor started. The conditions were even harder than before that in Nazi Germany. They suffered from hostile and contemptuous attitude of local people, hunger, cruelty and lawlessness of the overseers.

In autumn 1946, Anna received the vacation.

After spending two weeks at home, she decided not to return. But she was accused of desertion and sent to prison in Kirovograd, where she spent two months. Anna’s friend Vera, who was with her in Germany, helped the girl to get a job in the kitchen. These prison months were a good school of cooking for Anna. Her art of cooking subsequently was appreciated among relatives and friends, and during the work as a cook-professional.

Illness and premature death of her father, the difficult financial situation of the family deprived Anna of opportunity to continue education. She worked as a nurse in the hospital of the village Trilesy.

In the beginning of 1950, she managed to escape from the village in Drohobych town of Lviv region and find a job in the medical unit of oil refinery. She worked as assistant warden, then the registrar and accountant-cashier as a second job. She finished the courses of secretary-typists and studied at the feldsher-midwifery courses.

In May 1953 Anna arrived at a large building project — the construction of Kahovka hydroelectric power plant and the town New Kahovka. After the professional training, she worked as a cook in the dining room at Kahovka railway station, the head of which was ... Shulim Nusinovich Rapoport.

So her acquaintance with the family Rapoport took place. Soon Anna made friends with the bearded (at that time it was a rarity and oddity) sergeant aviation in stock Julius Rapoport, with whom her friends did not want to dance! As a result, in 1955 they held their wedding, in 1956 their son Igor was born, in 1959 — daughter Olga.

Anna lived in the big Rapoport family, in which she became a full and respected member. She became the real soul and the ringleader of the family. As the eldest sister-in-law she made a great labor, material and moral contribution to the establishment and development of the large Rapoport family.

In 1957–1960 years Anna Iosifovna worked as a cook in the hospital at the station Kahovka, in 1961 — a packer of electric motors windings at the New Kahovka electric factory where she worked for more than 11 years: packer, band maker, timekeeper, painter, plumber of mechanical works. From 1974 to 1983, until her retirement, Anna Iosifovna was a forwarder at the New Kahovka bakery.

Anna Iosifovna always had the thirst for knowledge. When the children grew, and her husband graduated from the institute, she (at the age of 40) successfully completed the full course of the evening secondary school.

Anna Iosifovna has common sense; she is broad-minded, purposeful person. She appreciates the adherence to principles and honesty, being herself so. She has a friendly, balanced, optimistic character and a good sense of humor. Curious and sociable. Modest in behavior and needs. Anna Iosifovna is a diligent, industrious and skilled worker and always enjoyed respect and authority in those teams where she worked. She was awarded with the badge "Udarnik of Communist Labour", medals "Veteran of Labour" and others. She has the status of "Participant of the military operations in the Great Patriotic war".

Jeanne Jagodina with her son Eugene, Valentin’s children Irina and
Eugene, Julius‘ daughter Olga, Elizabeth Abramovna (1st row);
Shulim Nusinovich, Julius‘ son Igor, Anna, Galina, Julius Rapoport.
NewKahovka, 1968

Her repose is the work in the garden growing fruits, berries, grapes, vegetables, her favorite roses and other flowers.