Special Projects/Witness to War/Transcripts/English/Kaplan, Vladimir, 1998 - 1999
Scope and Contents
Interview focuses on Kaplan's experiences as a Soviet soldier during World War II as well as his career after the war, commenting on the ways in which anti-semitism impacted his life.
Dates
- Creation: 1998 - 1999
Interview
Vladimir Kaplan was interviewed by Nadia Rivkin on August 20, 1998 at the West Hartford Community Telivision Studio (WHC-TV). Interview translated by Sergei Zaslavsky.
Follow-up unterview conducted by Betty Hoffman on November 9, 1999 at his home.
Full Extent
From the Collection: 18 Linear Feet (33 Boxes, scrapbooks, oversized materials)
Language of Materials
English
Container Summary
One 5x6.5 black and white photograph. Release Forms. Original Russian transcription. Edited English Transcription. Transcript for follow-up interview. Final English transcription.
Genre / Form
- Anti-Semitism
- Education
- Family History
- Jewish War Veterans
- Nazis/ Nazi Germany
- Soviet Jewry
- oral histories (literary works)
Geographic
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Repository