Oral history interview with Kopel Kolpanitzki, Ben-Zion Dagan, and Ivan Ivanovich
Extent and Medium
4 videocassettes (U-Matic), sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Biographical History
Nathan Beyrak, project director for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Oral History Branch, coordinated the interview with Kopel Kolpanitzki, Ben-Zion Dagan, & Ivan Ivanovich on August 3, 1995. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the tapes of the interview in September 1995.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
Interviews conducted in association with the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies at Yale University and with the participation of Beit Lohamei Haghetaot in Israel.
Funding Note: The production of this interview was made possible by Jeff and Toby Herr.
Funding Note: The cataloging of this oral history interview has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Restrictions on use. Restrictions may exist. Contact the Museum for further information: reference@ushmm.org
People
- Kolpanitzky, Kopel, 1926-
- Kopel Kolpanitzky
- Dagan, Ben-Zion.
- Ben-Tzion Dagan
- Ivanovich, Ivan.
Subjects
- Escapes.
- Holocaust survivors--Belarus.
- Lakhva (Belarus)
- Forced labor.
- Shooting (Execution)--Belarus.
- World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Belarus.
- Men--Personal narratives.
- Jews--Social life and customs.
- Jews--Belarus--Lakhva.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
- Jewish ghettos--Belarus--Lakhva.
- Mikashevichy (Belarus)
- Mass murder--Belarus.
- Hiding places--Belarus.
- Belarus--History--1917-1991.
- Mass burials--Belarus.
- Belarus--History--German occupation, 1941-1944.
Genre
- Oral History