FEATURED VETERAN INTERVIEWS
ABRAM GUTMAN
Gutman enlisted in the army in 1940 and was directed to a naval base on the Khanko Peninsula, near the border with Finland. Sirens announced the start of war on June 22, 1941 and Gutman participated in the construction of fortified gun positions, shore barricades and set-up mine fields. He finished the war in Leningrad.
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I was injured under the following circumstances. We were setting up mines in anticipation of enemy infantry, anti-infantry and anti-tank mines. This... More
MIRRA BELOUS
Trained as a physician, Belous was assigned to a naval unit in 1941 before being transferred to battle-front hospitals at the Central Front and at the 1st Belorussian Front. Despite severe supply shortages, she managed to provide treatment and perform operations in makeshift hospitals.
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We deployed field hospitals in all kinds of conditions. Some we set up in abandoned schools, some in dug-outs. One time, in a city in Poland, we deployed a hospital in a veterinary... More
LEONID KHEIFETS
In March 1942, Kheifets was drafted into the army and directed to machine-gun training in the Urals. Without having a chance to complete training he was sent to the front as a machine-gunner and was later transferred to an anti-tank gun unit. Kheifets participated in battles in Kaluga and Kursk, Belarus and Germany.
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I didn’t do anything heroic at the front. I did my job, like a soldier of the Red Army. By the way, when I came to this unit, as a replacement, we were... More
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LIVES OF THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR: 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 88pg 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).
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