Holocaust Survivors Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Tori Chambers Lockler
Publication Date
12-1-2010
Date
2010-01-19
Abstract
Oral history interview with Holocaust survivor Alexander M. Vinokurov. Vinokurov was born Arnold Gleyzerman in Odessa, Ukraine, in 1934. He and his family left Odessa in 1941, shortly before the city was occupied by the Romanians. They made their way to Uzbekistan, where they lived until 1946. Their living conditions in Uzbekistan were very poor, with little food and epidemics. Upon returning to Odessa, Vinokurov's mother found that their apartment was no longer available, so she sent her son to stay with relatives in Moscow for a year and a half. Vinokurov went to technical school and had difficulty finding a job due to anti-Semitism. Eventually he found work at a design bureau, but still faced discrimination for being Jewish. He changed his name at the age of forty, and eventually he and his family decided to leave the Soviet Union, arriving in the United States in 1980. In this interview, Vinokurov discusses his childhood and family situation before the war, the long trip to Uzbekistan, and his struggles with anti-Semitism.
Keywords
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Soviet Union--Personal narratives, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Ukraine--Personal narratives, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives, World War, 1939-1945--Soviet Union--Personal narratives, World War, 1939-1945--Uzbekistan--Personal narratives, Holocaust survivors--Florida, Holocaust survivors--Interviews, Genocide, Crimes against humanity
Extent
01:28:50; 24 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Odessa (Ukraine); Soviet Union; Uzbekistan; Moscow (Russia)
Language
English
Digital Date
2022
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
F60-00022
Recommended Citation
Vinokurov, Alexander M., "Alexander M. Vinokurov Oral History Interview" (2010). Holocaust Survivors Oral History Project. 44.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/holocaust_OH/44
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