Documentation regarding the persecution of Jews in southern Soviet Union, 1943-1995 Documentation of the experiences of Jews in southern Soviet Union during the Holocaust, as edited by Tankha Otershtein, born in Taganrog, Soviet Union, 1932, including newspaper clippings regarding the Holocaust; - Archival documentary footage from the Rostov Regional Archives and in the Taganrog branch regarding the Holocaust experiences of the Jews of Taganrog, Rostov, Novocherkassk, Novoshakhtinsk and Salsk including testimonies by residents; - Memoirs of Otershtein regarding the fate of his parents and his sister in the occupied Rostov region, July-October 1942, and in detention in Novo-Levshkovka near Tikhoretsk (Krasnodar region), until February 1943; escape from detention during the retreat of the German Army, including names of other detained Jews; - Certificate of Musei Otershtein confirming the detenton of the family including copies of photographs of the Otershtein family, issued, 16 July 1943; - Attitude of the local population toward the Otershtein family including the names of the rescuers as well as names of the betrayers; - Comments by Otershtein regarding various documents and events; information regarding the relationship between Israel, Germany and the Soviet Union after the war concerning compensation; - Documents and newspaper clippings regarding the memorialization of Holocaust victims and the activities of Holocaust organizations in Moscow and Taganrog; - Lists of Holocaust victims in Taganrog; - Article regarding the Christians who helped Jews during the Holocaust incuding a list of their names.