Grigory Kotlyarski photograph collection

Document | Accession Number: 2003.19.1

The photographs depict Grigory Kotlyarski and his older brother, Chaim Misha, as children and during their military service in the Soviet Army.

Document Creator: Grigory Kotlyarski
Biography: Grigory Kotlyarski was born on March 8, 1923, in Kiev, Soviet Union (now Ukraine). His parents, Marim and Wolf Kotlyarski, and his older brother, Chaim Misha, were evacuated to Kazakhstan in 1941. Grigory and his brother served in the Soviet Army, and Grigory fought for the liberation of Berlin, Germany. After World War II, Grigory was stationed in Berlin for five years. He married his childhood friend, Tatiana Zilberwort. Their son, Michael, was born in Berlin in 1948 and their daughter, Irina, was born later in Kiev.
Topical Term: Soldiers--Soviet--1940-1950.
Personal Name: Kotlyarski, Grigory.
Kotlyarski, Chaim Misha.
Corporate Name: Soviet Union. Raboche-Krestʹi︠a︡nskai︠a︡ Krasnai︠a︡ Armii︠a︡.
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The photographs were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2003 by Grigory Kotlyarski.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2021-05-25 15:06:35
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