PRE-WAR LIFE I BEGINNING OF WAR I LIFE AT THE FRONT I COMBAT I JEWISH IDENTITY I INJURY AND MEDICAL I NAZI PERSECUTION I SINGING AND POETRY I POST-WAR LIFE I PRESENT-DAY REFLECTION
ION DEGEN
Ion Degen recites a poem he composed at the front.
Giv’atayim, Israel. 2008
GADINA OLKHA
Galina Olkha sings in Yiddish.
Brest, Belarus. 2009
LIVES OF THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF SOVIET JEWISH SOLDIERS IN THE RED ARMY DURING WWII
The first volume in a bilingual (English and Russian) periodical series highlighting the personalized experiences of Soviet Jewish soldiers during WWII. Combining incredible veteran testimonies with powerful archival imagery and academic historical context, the inaugural volume serves as a broad introduction to this largely unknown chapter of 20th century Jewish history. Features 12 veteran profiles and an introductory essay by esteemed author and historian Zvi Gitelman (University of Michigan).