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Fenya B. Holocaust testimony (HVT-2763) interviewed by Susan Kant and Alice Merenski,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-2763

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Fenya B., who was born in Odesa, Ukraine in 1932. She describes hiding from bombardments in catacombs during the German invasion; evacuation with her mother, brother, and aunt to Novorossiīsk; living for a month in Krasnodarskiī kraī; renting an apartment in Makhachkala; traveling to Tajikistan; living for six months near the Afghanistan border; traveling to live with her grandparents in Krasnoarmēisk; and returning to Odesa in 1944. Mrs. B. recalls attending school; marriage; the birth of her sons; and emigration to the United States.
Author/Creator: B., Fenya, 1932-
Published: Baltimore, Md. : Baltimore Jewish Council, 1994
Interview Date: March 13, 1994.
Locale: Ukraine
Krasnodarskiĭ kraĭ (Russia)
Odesa (Ukraine)
Novorossiĭsk (Russia)
Makhachkala (Russia)
Krasnoarmeĭsk (Saratovskai︠a︡ oblastʹ, Russia)
Tajikistan
Cite As: Fenya B. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-2763). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Other Authors/Editors: Kant, Susan, interviewer.
Merenski, Alice, interviewer.
Notes: This testimony is in Russian.

Physical Details

Language: Russian
Copies: 2 copies: 3/4 in. dub; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
Physical Description: 1 videorecording (1 hr., 11 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Postwar experiences.
Subjects: Video tapes. Women. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. World War, 1939-1945--Children. Ukraine. Krasnodarskiĭ kraĭ (Russia) Odesa (Ukraine) Novorossiĭsk (Russia) Makhachkala (Russia) Krasnoarmeĭsk (Saratovskai︠a︡ oblastʹ, Russia) Tajikistan. Oral histories (document genres) B., Fenya,--1932-

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
Special Collection: Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies

Link to Yale University Library Catalog:: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/1093078
Record last modified:: 2018-05-29 11:46:00
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