Pichos Zozulya collection

Identifier
RA004
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • Ukrainian
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.vhec.org/Detail/collections/79

Extent and Medium

12 pp textual records1 photograph [black and white]

Creator(s)

  • Zozulya, Pichos

Biographical History

The Holocaust survivor Pichos Zozulya was a Ukrainian Jew and among the first Jewish people to return to his home town of Chudnov after the war. He married Miriam (née Kaliko). In 1944, he wrote letters to his children and grandchildren explaining what had happened to him and what the fate of their relatives had been.

Acquisition

Records were maintained by Asya Zozulya, daughter of Pichos Zozulya, prior to their donation to the VHEC in 1993.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of correspondence from Pichos Zozulya to his descendants, describing the family’s experience of the Holocaust and its aftermath. Also includes a photograph of Pichos Zozulya dated 1964. Collection has been arranged into two files: Letters (1944) and Photograph (1964).

System of Arrangement

Arrangement provided by the archivist.

Finding Aids

  • File list is available.

Archivist Note

Prepared 2013 by Myron Groover. Updated 2016 by Shyla Seller.

Sources

  • Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre

Subjects

  • Family and personal life

Genre

  • Textual record
  • Photographic material
This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.