Weinstein family papers
Extent and Medium
folder
1
Creator(s)
- Vladmir Weinstein
Biographical History
Vladimir Weinstein was born in 1934. During the Second World War, Vladimir found himself (along with his mother, grandmother and younger brother, Mikhail) evacuated to the Urals, while his father fought on the front as a soldier in the Red Army. His mother died shortly thereafter, and Vladimir and Mikhail were placed in an orphan’s home.
Archival History
Center for the Studies of History and Culture of East European Jewry (Judaica Center) of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Kyiv, Ukraine
Acquisition
Forms part of the Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This archive consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Source of acquisition is the Center for the Studies of History and Culture of East European Jewry (Judaica Center) of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Kyiv, Ukraine. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection from the Judaica Center via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in June, 2009.
Scope and Content
Contains photocopies of personal letters, a report card, and school compositions of Vladimir Weinstein from an orphanage for gifted children in postwar Kiev. Also included is a photocopy of an unsigned, untitled drawing and a (later) undated clipping about Vladimir’s brother and renowned painter Mikhail. While their father fought in the war, the Weinsteins were evacuated to the Urals with their mother, who died shortly afterwards.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Center for the Studies of History and Culture of East European Jewry (Judaica Center) of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Kyiv, Ukraine
People
- Weinstein, Vladimir.
Subjects
- Gifted children--Kyïv--Ukraine.
- Jewish children--Kyïv--Ukraine.
- Orphanages--Ukraine.
- World War, 1939-1945--Ukraine--Kyïv.
- Holocaust survivors--Ukraine.
- Orphanages--Soviet Union.
- Jewish orphans--Europe--History.
- Kyïv (Ukraine)
- World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians--Ukraine.
Genre
- Document
Copies
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