Elena Osipovna Malakhovshaya collection

Identifier
irn37239
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2009.69
  • RG-31.086
Dates
1 Jan 1942 - 31 Dec 2001
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Russian
  • Ukrainian
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Elena Osipovna Malakhovshaya was born on July 3, 1934 in Odessa. Her birth name was Rosalia Osipovna Laikhter. She lived through the German bombing of Odessa’s port, which resulted in a widespread fire. Members of her family, along with other Jewish residents, then sought shelter within the catacombs underneath Odessa. In 1941, during the Nazi occupation of Odessa, Elena Osipovna was forced into the “Slobodka” Ghetto. After the War, Elena went to art school in Odessa, and later became a ceramic artist. She changed her name from Rosalia to Elena and later immigrated to Israel. She did not publish her story until 1997.

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 Archives of 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 official documents, personal letters, and newspaper clippings pertaining to Elena Osipovna Malakhovshaia. Malakhovshaia was born in 1934 as Rosaliia Osipovna Laikhter. She lived through the German bombing of the port of Odessa and the ensuing widespread conflagration. Members of her family hid in the catacombs beneath the city. Malakhovshaia spent part of 1941 in the Slobodka Ghetto. She survived the war, became an artist, and later emigrated to Israel.

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

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