Overview
- Description
- The memoir describes Michael Goldberg's (1916-1993) childhood in Polan, Polish and Soviet antisemitism before the Holocaust; his interest in Zionism, the German occupation of western Poland and the Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland, the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, his activities while serving in the Soviet military, the end of World War II, his return to Poland, the death of his first wife, his second marriage, and Goldberg's immigration to the United States in 1961.
- Date
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Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Personal narratives.
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. Jews--Poland--History--20th century. Zionism.
- Geographic Name
- Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945. Soviet Union--History--German occupation, 1941-1944. United States--Emigration and immigration. Pinsk (Belarus)
- Corporate Name
- Soviet Union. Raboche-Krestʹi︠a︡nskai︠a︡ Krasnai︠a︡ Armii︠a︡
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- In 1994, Eugenia Goldberg, Michael Goldberg's wife, gave the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum a copy of Michael's memoir.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 13:13:23
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504286
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