Recollections > Books
collection of Memoirs "Being a Jew in USSR"
Memoirs as a genre of personal recollection shed light on the wide gap between official Soviet ideology, its application to the realities of Soviet life and behavioral patterns of Soviet bosses. Many of such books were self published in small quantities, and they are disappearing rapidly. Our goal is to save those valuable insights for future generations. Digitized books will be accessible online.
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This collection started modestly by books donation from the Foundation members and authors. “Soviet” Jews were employed in many industries, in research and engineering, in health care and art. Their recollections contain wealth of interesting information and unknown details how Soviet system was run.
Some books provide fascinated details about Stalin’s purges and the atmosphere of terror, which shaped life in USSR from Revolution years till Stalin death. Authors also convey facts about systemic antisemitism flourishing on all levels of Soviet hierarchy.
Some books provide fascinated details about Stalin’s purges and the atmosphere of terror, which shaped life in USSR from Revolution years till Stalin death. Authors also convey facts about systemic antisemitism flourishing on all levels of Soviet hierarchy.
Please help us - send copies of published and self-published books and digital files of books and manuscripts.
Location where you can drop off books
Philadelphia: book shop "Knizhnik" call 1-215-969-7082
Fair Lawn NJ: call 201-398-0469 (Leonid)
Norwood MA: call 203-912-2704 (Galina)
Brooklyn NY: call 718-714-1779 (Roza)
Chicago land: call 847 670 8834 (Greg)
Send by mail: call 215-906-2277 (Sofa)
Fair Lawn NJ: call 201-398-0469 (Leonid)
Norwood MA: call 203-912-2704 (Galina)
Brooklyn NY: call 718-714-1779 (Roza)
Chicago land: call 847 670 8834 (Greg)
Send by mail: call 215-906-2277 (Sofa)
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Karlikovsky, Yuri "Small rock on tombstone"
"M+" Tel-Aviv 1999 ISBN 965-7093-11-2 The stories about families from shtetl Faleshty, Moldova (Russian) Book courtesy of author. |
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Segal, Peter "You shall not make idols"
Tel Aviv 1995 Family stories from shtetl Krasnostav to Israel (Russian) Book courtesy of Segal's family. |
Svirsky, Grigory "Hostages"
Paris 1973 The book describe life of particular Jewish family, Svirskiy, in USSR in middle of 20 century. Author telling personal stories about his family and friends deaths and survival during World War II, Stalin repression, and Anti-Semitism after war. (Russian) Book courtesy of Leon Vayn. |
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Teperov, Philip "Maraphon on the life"
New York 2005 ISBN 1930308906 Short stories about author's life in different places (Russian) Book courtesy of Teperov's family. |
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