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Naum Roshal memoirs

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 2011.358.1

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Description: The Naum Roshal memoirs include a printed and bound copy of Book 1 of Naum Roshal’s memoirs, “My Memories,” covering the years 1926-1945 and describing Roshal’s childhood, the family’s 1941 evacuation from Kapcevičy, Ukraine to Ufa, Bashkir ASSR, and his experiences as a Jewish soldier in the Red Army from 1943-1945. The collection also includes a digital copy of Book 1 of Roshal’s memoirs along with digital copies of Book 2 and Book 3 describing Roshal’s experiences during the periods 1945-1959 and 1959-1999, including his immigration to the United States. The memoirs also include reproductions of photographs of family members, friends, and fellow soldiers.
Date: creation: circa 2010
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Naum Roshal
Collection Creator: Naum Roshal
Biography: Naum Roshal was born in 1926 in Kapcevičy, Belarus to Ruvin Aronowicz (b. 1903) and Bronya Naumova (b.1905) and had a younger brother and younger sister. His family was evacuated from Kapcevičy to the city of Ufa, Bashkir ASSR when Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941. He served in the Red Army from 1943 to 1945 and fought the German Army in Ukraine, Eastern Europe, and Germany, taking part in the battle for Berlin and the liberation of Prague in May 1945. He married his former neighbor from Kapcevičy, Mila Golubitsky, and his family immigrated to the United States.

Physical Details

Language: Russian
Genre/Form: Personal narratives.
Extent: 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

Topical Term: World War, 1939-1945--Soviet Union. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Jewish. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Naum Roshal donated his memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in June 2011.

Record last modified:: 2024-04-01 11:41:43
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