Special Projects/Witness to War/Transcripts/English/Kaganovich, Israel, undated

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Scope and Contents

This file recounts the experiences of Israel Kaganovich serving during World War II in Russia and his life after the war, including his immigration to the United States in 1992 to join his daughter and her family.

Dates

Creation: undated

Creator

From the Collection: Cohen, Emma Perlstein (Hartford, CT) (Person)
From the Collection: Wagner, Jerry, Law, Honorable Judge (Person)
From the Collection: Chameides, Leon, Dr. (Person)
From the Collection: Saltzman, Seymour, Doctor (Hartford, CT) (Person)
From the Collection: Nassau, Arthur (Person)
From the Collection: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford (Organization)

Interview

Israel Kaganovich was first interviewed on August 5, 1999 by Anna Virkerman at WHC-TV studio. This interview was translated into English by Sergei Zaslavsky.

The follow up interview was conducted by Betty Hoffman and translated by Vera Lundina, his wife, on February 9, 2001 at their home.

Full Extent

From the Collection: 18 Linear Feet (33 Boxes, scrapbooks, oversized materials)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Container Summary

One 5x6 black and white photograph. Oral History Transcript. "The Life of Izrail Kaganovich (1915 - ) Releases. First English transcript with edits.

General

This edited interview contains Israel Kaganovich's corrections and additions. The original Russian transcript, the English transcript corrected during the follow up interview, the video tape, and a biography written by Israel's grandson, Alex Shkolnik, are in the Soviet Jewish History Oral and Video Collection of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford.