Memoirs of Abram Tseitlin

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 The collection contains the printed memoirs (Memories) of Abram Tseitlin, written in 1990. The work predominantly spans the period 1941-1944 of Second World War. There are six chapters including: Chapter 1, "War"; Chapter 2 , "Evacuation"; Chapter 3, "Kerminye"; Chapter 4, "School", Chapter 5, "Misfortunes of War"; and Chapter 6, "I ask." Abram Tseitlin was born and grew up in the small village of Ilyintsy, Ukraine. At the beginning of World War II, his family decided to leave, and made their way across Central Russia to the town of what today is Karmana, Uzbekistan. Jewish refugees were not treated well by the local population, and life was difficult for the family.