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Eugene Katz
- Accession Number
- 2010-12-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-12-4
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- textual record (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs (jpg and tiff) : b&w and col.
- 4 textual records (jpg)
- Date
- 1937-2009
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of digital copies of several photograhps and documents related to the military career and the famiy of Eugene Katz. Included are two photos of Katz in military dress, one family photo, two photos and an accompanying letter about a memorial to his brother Ephraim, a portrait of Katz and his wife Mara and a few scanned copies of commemorative and Russian war medal booklets, which originally accompanied the medals bestowed on Katz.
- Custodial History
- The original records are in the possession of the donor. They were loaned to the Archives for copying as part of the Russian Jewish War Vet oral history program and were returned to the donor.
- Administrative History
- Eugene (Zalman) Katz was born in Vilnius, Latvia in 1925. He was fifteen years old at the onset of the Second World War and witnessed the destruction of his village, Disna, and the murder of his entire family by the Nazis. Katz was one of only twelve people to escape. He later became a partisan and then enlisted in the Soviet army, participating in battles near Konigsberg and Belarus. He was a machine-gunner in the infantry and artillery and helped halt a number of German attacks, including shooting down two tanks. For his heroism, he was decorated with eighteen medals, including the prestigious Medal for Courage.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Descriptive Notes
- Related material note: See vertical file under "Katz, Eugene"
- Subjects
- Soviet Union--Armed Forces
- World War, 1939-1945
- Guerrillas
- Source
- Archival Accessions