Overview
- Description
- Contains a letter sent to Joseph Vinnitsky from Ilʹi︠a︡ Ėrenburg (a Russian journalist and novelist); two translations of the letter; notes taken by Joseph Vinnitsky during a speech given by Ilʹi︠a︡ Ėrenburg; and a photograph of Joseph Vinnitsky wearing a Soviet military uniform and walking down a street in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 1945.
- Date
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1942-1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Joseph Vinnitsky
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Letters. Photographs. Lecture notes.
- 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
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Russia
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by Joseph Vinnitsky.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-06-12 11:18:06
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Also in Joseph Vinnitsky collection
The collection consists of a reproduced drawing, documents, and a photograph relating to the experiences of Joseph Vinnitsky while serving in the Soviet Army during World War II.
Date: 1942-1945
Photostat of a portrait of a Soviet Jewish POW after his escape
Object
Copy of a portrait drawing of Lieutenant Joseph Vinnitsky, 29, a Jewish soldier in the Soviet Army, created after he escaped a German prisoner of war camp in the Soviet Union in 1942. He wrote a note on the back to his parents telling them his route after departing the camp. After Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941, Joseph was interned by the Germans. He escaped in 1942, and continued to serve in the Soviet Army in the Soviet Union and Bulgaria. Nearly his entire family was killed in the massacres at Babi Yar.
