Daniil Romanovsky collection

Identifier
irn86102
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2014.219
  • RG-68.186
Dates
1 Jan 1980 - 31 Dec 1990
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Russian
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn86102

Extent and Medium

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2

Creator(s)

  • Danill Romanovsky

Biographical History

Daniil Romanovksy is an Israeli historian whose research focus is on the Soviet Union and the Holocaust. His research includes interviews he conducted with Holocaust survivors and eyewitnesses in the 1970s-1990s. In addition to authoring several publications, he has affiliations with the Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Yad Vashem.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Daniil Romanovsky and Mikhail Ryvkin collected these testimonies in 1980s and early 1990s in Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia. Daniil Romanovsky donated this collection to the USHMM in August, 2014. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in September 2014.

Scope and Content

Collection of testimonies of the Holocaust survivors and eyewitnesses recorded by historian Daniil Romanovsky and Mikhail Ryvkin in 1980-1990s in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine.

System of Arrangement

Arranged by localities in four series by location: 1. Vitsebskai︠a︡ voblastsʹ, Belarus (Vitebsk Region); 2. Pskovskai︠a︡ oblastʹ, Russia (Pskov Region); 3. Mahili︠o︡ŭskai︠a︡ voblastsʹ, Belarus (Mogilev Region); 4. Various localities in: Belarus, Russia, Ukraine.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - Curatorial Affairs Department

Subjects

  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Belarus--Personal narratives.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Russia--Personal narratives.
  • Vitsebskai︠a︡ voblastsʹ (Belarus)--History--20th century.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Europe.
  • Holocaust survivors--Europe, Eastern--History.
  • Pskovskai︠a︡ oblastʹ (Russia)--History--20th century.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Ukraine--Personal narratives.
  • Mahili︠o︡ŭskai︠a︡ voblastsʹ (Belarus)--History--20th century.

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.