Rivka Lozansky-Bogomolnaya collection

Identifier
irn514039
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2003.249.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Yiddish
  • Russian
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn514039

Extent and Medium

boxes

oversize box

5

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The collection was created by Rivka Lozansky-Bogomolnaya after World War II. It was inherited by Boris Lindla, a nephew of Rivka Lozansky-Bogomolnaya. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum acquired the collection from Boris Lindla in 2003.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of documents, photographs, and photograph albums relating to the life of people in the shtetl Butrimantz (Butrimonys), Lithuania, before 1941. It also contains a manuscript written by Riva Lozansky that describe the destruction of Butrimantz; the book, "If I Forget Thee..the destruction of the shtetl Butrimantaz," is based upon the manuscript.

Subjects

  • Butrimonys (Lithuania)--Ethnic relations.
  • Butrimonys (Lithuania)--History.
  • Jews--Lithuania--Butrimonys.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Lithuania--Butrimonys--Personal narratives.
  • Jews--Persecutions--Lithuania--Butrimonys.
  • Butrimonys (Lithuania)--Biography.

Genre

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.