Grigory Kotlyarski photograph collection

Identifier
irn512405
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2003.19.1
Dates
1 Jan 1925 - 31 Dec 1946
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Russian
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

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.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The photographs were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2003 by Grigory Kotlyarski.

Scope and Content

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

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This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.