Overview
- Description
- The collection consists of 901 affidavits, solicited by the Chernivtsi (Ukraine) Jewish Survivors Organization. The organization collected the affidavits in order to press the Soviet government for stipendiary pensions in restitution for the atrocities the survivors suffered during World War II. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the organization continued to receive the affidavits. Presumably, the survivors hoped that a successor government would honor the request. Though the entirety of the affidavits originate from the Chernivtsi region, the majority relate to events that occurred in areas outside Chernivtsi. Most of the camps and ghettos mentioned in the documents were located in Transnistria, an area between the lower Dnester and Bug Rivers, administered by Romania from mid-1941 until it was retaken by Soviet troops in the spring of 1944.
- Date
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1990-1993
Physical Details
- Language
- Russian
- Genre/Form
- Affidavits.
- Extent
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35 microfiche.
- Extent
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4 boxes
- System of Arrangement
- Organized in the order received as indicated by the number in the upper right hand corner of the first page of each affidavit. Therefore, the affidavits are in general, though not strict, chronological order from 1990 to 1993
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- This material can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations. No other access restrictions apply to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Fair use only.
- Copyright Holder
- Association of Former Prisoners of the Fascist Camps and Ghettoes of the Chernivtsi Region, Ukraine
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Jews. World War, 1939-1945--Conscript labor. Restitution and indemnification claims (1933-)--Ukraine--Chernivt︠s︡i. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Reparations.
- Geographic Name
- Romania--Politics and government--1989-. Chernivt︠s︡i (Ukraine) Transnistria (Ukraine : Territory under German and Romanian occupation,1941-1944) Bessarabia (Moldova and Ukraine)--Ethnic relations. Bukovina (Romania and Ukraine)
- Personal Name
- Antonescu, Ion, 1882-1946.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Association of Former Prisoners of the Fascist Camps and Ghettoes of the Chernivtsi Region, Ukraine
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum acquired the collection from the Association of Former Prisoners of the Fascist Camps and Ghettoes of the Chernivtsi Region, Ukraine on 12 Aug. 1993.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:10:35
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