Overview
- Description
- Consists of poetry and songs in Russian relating to German and Stalinist camps from the 1930s to the 1950s. The individual songs and poems were written by camp survivors in Yiddish. In the 1980s they were compiled and translated to Russian by Roman Kaminsky. The compilation includes personal accounts of eight Holocaust survivors which describe what role music and poetry played in their daily life and their struggle for survival. Also included are survivor accounts of life in Treblinka, Majdanek, and other death camps.
- Date
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1930-1950
- Collection Creator
- Roman Kaminsky
Physical Details
- Language
- Russian
- Genre/Form
- Music. Songs. Personal narratives.
- Extent
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2 folders
- System of Arrangement
- Arrangment is thematic
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 survivors. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps. World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements. World War, 1939-1945--Jewish resistance. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Songs and music. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poetry. Jewish ghettos--Poland--Przemyśl. Jewish ghettos--Lithuania--Vilnius. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
- Personal Name
- Wallenberg, Raoul, 1912-1947. Korczak, Janusz, 1878-1942.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Roman Kaminsky
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The songs and poems were compiled by Roman Kaminsky during the years since his emigration to the United States from the Soviet Union. The original materials were written in Yiddish and later translated to Russian by Roman Kaminsky. They were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in Mar. 1988.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:06:23
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