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Testimony of Tamara (Zuskin) Plat, born in Moscow, the Soviet Union, 1922, regarding the experiences of her father, Veniamin Zuskin, an actor in the Jewish State Theater of Moscow

Testimony

Testimony of Tamara (Zuskin) Plat, born in Moscow, the Soviet Union, 1922, regarding the experiences of her father, Veniamin Zuskin, an actor in the Jewish State Theater of Moscow Work of her father, Veniamin Zuskin, as an actor in the Jewish State Theater of Moscow; her father's life; death of her father during the murder of the Jewish writers, 12 August 1952; details about Solomon Michoels.

File Number : 3456

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew, Yiddish

Testimony of Aharon Mendelewicz, born in Vilna, Poland, 1907, regarding his experiences as a Red Army soldier in Leningrad, Caucasus, Ukraine, Romania, Hungary and Austria

Testimony

Testimony of Aharon Mendelewicz, born in Vilna, Poland, 1907, regarding his experiences as a Red Army soldier in Leningrad, Caucasus, Ukraine, Romania, Hungary and Austria Life before the war; move to Mejszagola; move to Moscow, 1934; work on a newspaper editorial staff and publishing books; arrest of Jewish writers by the Soviet authorities, 1937; work as a lawyer working for the release of the detainees. Outbreak of the war, 1939; German occupation, 1941; drafted into the Red Army, August 1941; displays of antisemitism at officers' training school; combat in Leningrad as a platoon commander; combat in...

File Number : 2173

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Yiddish