Special Projects/Witness to War/Transcripts/English/Kaganovich, Israel
Dates
- Creation: 1999
Biographical / Historical
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.
General Note
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.
General Note
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.
Repository Details
Part of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Repository