Soviet Survivors

The story of Vera Bagina, head of the Kyiv orphanage, about its work during the occupation of the city. Bagina recalls the living conditions of children in the institution, the requirements to…

Concertmaster Teofilia Gandverker's account of the persecution and extermination of Jews in Lviv during the Nazi occupation. She describes the horrible treatment of Jews, the sophisticated abuse of…

The story of Jakov Karpuk-Shadrich, a resident of Rivne, about the extermination of the Jews. He recalls the order of the occupation authorities to gather all Jews in the ghetto, and describes their…

The story of Max Sankshtein, a hairdresser from Brest, is about his life during the city occupation. He describes life in the ghetto, the first pogroms, and the help of his wife and friends to save…

An account by Oskar Kempel and Mikhail Shapiro of the persecution and extermination of Jews in Lviv and Warsaw. They recall the prohibition of the free movement of Jews, the creation of ghettos, the…