Documents and letters from Solomon Golbrikh Archives

Identifier
irn42480
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2004.752
  • RG-31.114
Dates
1 Jan 1942 - 31 Dec 1967
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Russian
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn42480

Extent and Medium

folders

2

Creator(s)

  • Solomon Golbrikh

Biographical History

Solomon Golbrikh during WWII served as military cameraman attached to the Political Departments of the Central( Donskoy) Front, South Western Front. Golbrikh participated in the creation of several major documentary films such as “Stalingrad”, “Battle for the Soviet Ukraine” (Director Oleksandr Dovzhenko), “ Liberation of Budapest” .

Archival History

Center for the Studies of History and Culture of East European Jewry (Judaica Center) of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Kyiv, Ukraine

Acquisition

Forms part of the Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This archive consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Source of acquisition is the Center for the Studies of History and Culture of East European Jewry (Judaica Center) of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Kyiv, Ukraine. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection from the Judaica Center via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in Jan. 2011.

Scope and Content

Contains a copy of the personal file (lichnoe delo) of Solomon Golbrikh from the Archives of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR, that includes ID’s and membership cards, background information attesting his service as a cameraman who participated in the creation of several documentary movies during the war (Stalingrad, Battle for the Soviet Ukraine; Liberation of Budapest, etc.), Golbrikh’s autobiography, copies of the travel authorizations assigning to Golbrikh work at the front line, etc. Also includes letters of Solomon Golbrikh from front (1943-1944) addressed to his wife (nee Kucherova) relating his service and work as a in Hungary, inquiries about relatives, etc.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Center for the Studies of History and Culture of East European Jewry (Judaica Center) of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Kyiv, Ukraine

People

  • Golbrikh, Kseniya.
  • Golbrikh, Solomon.

Subjects

  • Stalingrad, Battle of, Volgograd, Russia, 1942-1943.
  • Documentary films--Production and direction.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Russia (Federation)
  • World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Ukraine.

Genre

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.

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