Dov Katzovich and Shimon Fiks collection

Identifier
irn518172
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2006.84
Dates
1 Jan 1992 - 31 Dec 1997
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Russian
  • Hebrew
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn518172

Extent and Medium

folder

1

1 CD-ROM, 4 3/4 in..

2 DVD-ROMs, 4 3/4 in..

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Mina Katzovich and Dr. David Nathan donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Mar. 27, 2006. Mr. Dov Katzovich is the father of Mina Katzovich, and Mr. Fiks is Mr. Katzovich's daughter-in-law's father. Dr. Nathan is the grandson of the two men by marriage.

Scope and Content

Consists of CD-ROM and one DVD-ROM related to the Holocaust experiences of Mr. Dov (Boris) Katzovich, originally of Glubokoye, Poland, and one DVD-ROM related to the Holocaust experiences of Mr. Shimon Fiks (1912-2004). The DVD-ROM contains an oral history interview with Mr. Fiks, in Hebrew, conducted on August 16, 1997. The CD-ROM contains scanned images of letters written by Mr. Dov Katzovich to his future wife, Doris Shapiro, partisan leaflets he printed, copies of his wartime photographs and medals, and an English language translation of his memoir, and the DVD-ROM contains information about the life of Mr. Dov Katzovich.

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.