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Where did Tillie Olsen grow up in Omaha, Nebraska?

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Tillie Olsen grew up in North Omaha, a neighborhood in Omaha, Nebraska, that was home to many eastern European, primarily Jewish, immigrants. Her family returned to this area at the end of 1916 after an unsuccessful attempt at farming on the Nebraska plains.1