Overview
- Description
- Contains a handwritten memoir describing the author's life in a labor camp near Letichev, Ukraine cutting trees and building bridges and roads; his escape from the labor camp on November 25,1942 to the Luchinets, Ukraine ghetto; his transfer in May 1943 to Tulchin labor camp; and his escape from that labor camp and return to Luchinets three months later where he hid in a Ukrainian family's house until the end of the occupation in March 1944. After the war, he remained in Ukraine until March 29, 1985 when he emigrated to the United States.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Personal Narratives.
- Extent
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1 folder
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- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material. Museum staff are currently unable to copy, digitize, and/or photograph collection materials on behalf of researchers. Researchers are encouraged to plan a research visit to consult collection materials themselves.
- 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).
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The Registry of Holocaust Survivors transferred the memoir to the Archives in Sept. 1997 with no information on date received or address of source. A Moyshe Rekhtman. 3161 Brighton 6th St.,Brooklyn, NY 11235-7279 was found on the CD ROM disk; a Deed of Gift and letter were sent to him October 3, 1997.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:55:42
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