Overview
- Description
- Consists of "Shmai Israel" ("Hear, O Israel") written by Olga Zaslavsky. The poem, in Yiddish, relates to the massacre of Soviet Jews at Babi Yar. The poem is accompanied by a typed English translation.
- Date
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1981
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Poems.
- 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
- The Museum is in the process of determining the possible use restrictions that may apply to material(s) in this collection.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Jewish women authors. Poetry. Babi Yar Massacre, Ukraine, 1941. Jews--Russia. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Geographic Name
- Kyïv (Ukraine)
- Personal Name
- Zaslavsky, Olga.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- "Hear, O Israel" was written by Olga Zaslavsky on 12 July 1981. It was translated from the original Russian into Yiddish and then into English. The translator is unknown. The poem and translation were received in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in Oct. 1991.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:00:10
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