Si Frumkin: autobiographical and other writings

Identifier
WL1420
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 69975
Dates
1 Jan 1990 - 31 Jan 1999
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

Si Frumkin was born in Kaunas (Kovno), Lithuania, where he spent his childhood with his family until they were deported to a concentration camp by the Nazis. Si was the only member of his family to survive. He emigrated to the USA and became a journalist and, as a fluent Russian speaker, an active supporter of Jewish emigration from the Soviet Union, highlighting the antisemitism which was prevalent there.

Acquisition

Material by Si Rumkin

Donated August 2000

Donor: Si Frumkin

Scope and Content

This collection consists mostly of some articles by Si Frumkin on Soviet Jewry and the fate of the Jewish population in Lithuania in general and his family in particular.

Conditions Governing Access

Open

People

  • Frumkin, Si

Subjects

  • Jews

Places

  • Soviet Union [1922-1991]
  • Lithuanian SSR [1940-1991]
  • Kaunas
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