Memoirs of Vladimir Melomedovski, born in Kamenka, Ukraine, 1932, regarding the evacuation of his family to the Rostov na Donu region and towards Stavropol, escape from the gendarmes in Razvilnoye and life in hiding in the Pavlovskaya district
Evacuation to the Stalingrad region; death of his brother, 1941, and death of his mother, 1942; drafting of his father to the Red Army; life with relatives in the Rostov region; transfer of the family (Vladimir, his sister, his aunt and his grandmother) towards Stavropol; arrest by the gendarmes in Razvilnoye; Vladimir's escape; transfer of the rest of the family to...
Soviet passport of Reizel Veksler, born in Berdichev, Ukraine, 1905, issued in Berdichev, 20 December 1936, and documentation of Yelizaveta Veksler (the daughter of Reizel Veksler), regarding the family's experiences during the war
Evacuation of the family from Berdichev, at the outbreak of the war (Reizel's husband stays in Berdichev in order to help organize the evacuation, and he is drafted into the Red Army); escape of Reizel Veksler to Rovenki, with her daughter and family members; escape to Razdorskaya; escape to Karabutak; death of Reizel Veksler in Karabutak, 24 January 1942; death in Karabutak of...
Personal documentation of the Morgenstzern family, including an authorization regarding the return of Dwojra Morgensztern to Poland, a questionnaire filled out by Dawid Morgensztern, the birth certificate of Brajndla Szyfra Morgensztern, and other documents
- Document given to Dwojra Morgensztern in Dzhambul, authorizing her return to Poland, 14 April 1946;
- Questionnaire filled out by Dawid Morgensztern, 03 December 1946, including details regarding his places of residence and work before his arrival to the areas added to Poland after the war (he resided in Russia beforehand and arrived to Poland,...
Documentation regarding David and Chaya Rivka (Levinova) Gimpelson, including notification that David Gimpelson was Missing In Action at the front, confirmation regarding the evacuation of R. Gimpelson and additional family members, work booklet of Chaya Rivka Gimpelson and more, 1928-2000
- Notification by the military commissioner in Simferopol that Red Army soldier David Gimpelson, born in Vitebsk, Russia, was Missing In Action at the front, 07/1944; the notification was sent to his wife, 05/1947.
Included in the file:
- Notarized copy of the notification, 19/10/1989;
- Marriage certificate of...
File Number : 1476
Type of Material : Personal Documents, Death Certificate
Excerpt from the diary of Joseph Richter written in Shaidan, Tadzhikistan, April-May 1942, and prewar personal documentation belonging to Helena Balter and her family from Rowne
Documentation including:
- Excerpt from the diary of Joseph (Zunik) Richter written in Yiddish in Shaidan, Tadzhikistan, April-May 1942 (including a translation into Hebrew by his sister Miriam Yechieli-Richter [the submitter of the material]);
-Invitation to the Engagement Ceremony of Zus Richter and Liza Balter held in Rowno, 29 March 1913 (sent to Mr. Balter in Rowno);
- Temporary identity card issued 18 December 1919 in...
File Number : 8638
Type of Material : Personal Documents, Diary, Official Documentation, Postcard
Personal documentation of Bella Sandler, born in Odessa, Ukraine, 1940, and her family members, including her parents' marriage certificate, her birth certificate, notification regarding the evacuation of her mother, and other documents; documents dated, 1931-1993
- Marriage certificate of Arkadiy Sandler and Rakhil Bengelsdorf, issued in Odessa, 24 February 1931;
- Birth certificate of Bella Sandler (the daughter of Arkadiy and Rakhil), born in Odessa, 15 July 1940;
- Request by Grigoriy Bengelsdorf to supply him the death certificate for his mother, Brukha Bengelsdorf, who died in Odessa, 08 July...
Letters written by Red Army soldier Shaya Etkin in Orekhovo Zuyevo, Yaroslavl and Zolino to his wife Luba Etkin in Khalturin, 1941-1943
The letters were written by Shaya Etkin in Yiddish and Russian and sent from the following places:
- Orekhovo Zuyevo, 12 January 1942;
- Yaroslavl hospital, 04 October 1942;
- Zolino, Gorokhovets district, 27 September 1941, 22 March 1942, and January 1943.
Included in the file:
- Letter sent to Luba Etkin by her niece Basya Fuks in Navoloki, 20 October 1941;
Comments by Atida Zellermayer, the submitter of the material:
Shaya Etkin was born in Riga in...
Letters and telegrams sent from the front by Boris Beniamin Tabakmakher, a Red Army soldier, to his wife and daughter in Andizhan, Tashkent and Kiev, 1942-1944, and personal documentation belonging to the family
Letters and telegrams:
Telegrams sent from the front by Boris Beniamin Tabakmakher, a Red Army soldier, to his wife in Andizhan, 1942;
- Letter sent from the front by Boris Tabakmakher to his wife and daughter in Tashkent, 26 June 1944;
- Letter sent from the front by Boris Tabakmakher to his wife and daughter in Kiev, just a few weeks before he died in battle, 01 November 1944.
Also in the...
File Number : 2147
Type of Material : Letter, Telegram, Personal Documents
Postcard and letter sent from the front by Yudl David Keyler to his wife Esfir and daughters Berta and Raisa in Kemlya, 10 January 1942 and 16 September 1943
Notes from Raisa Kormilkin, the submitter of the material:
Yudl David Keyler was born in Smolevichi, Belorussia, 1911; he lived in Smolevichi until the outbreak of the war; Yudl was killed in battle near Smolensk, 21 September 1943; his family was evacuated during the war.
Testimonial letter written by Roman Kaplan regarding the evacuation of his family from Polotsk to Sverdlovsk, 1941, and the experiences of his family during the war and afterwards