HOLOCAUST ORAL HISTORY SOURCES IN THE YAHAD-IN UNUM ARCHIVE COLLECTION (BASED ON VOLHYNIA-PODOLIA GENERAL DISTRICT MATERIALS)

Mykhalchuk R. (2023) HOLOCAUST ORAL HISTORY SOURCES IN THE YAHAD-IN UNUM ARCHIVE COLLECTION (BASED ON VOLHYNIA-PODOLIA GENERAL DISTRICT MATERIALS). Colloquia Humanistica, 2023 (№12).

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Abstract

The purpose of the article is to analyze the oral history collection of the Holocaust sources at the Yahad-In Unum scientifc institution (Paris, France) on the example of the Nazi-occupied territories of the Volhynia-Podolia General District of Reichskommissariat Ukraine. Te research methodology is based on the principles of historicism and scientifc objectivity. Analysis of oral history sources is the main method of the research. Scientifc novelty: For the frst time in historiography, the oral history Holocaust sources of the Yahad-In Unum scientifc institution were analyzed based on the example of the Volhynia-Podolia General District. Te conclusions prove that the oral history sources of YahadIn Unum have powerful potential for Holocaust studies. Tey have exclusive information that is not found in other sources. German and Soviet documents cannot fully shed light on Holocaust history. Instead, the stories of witnesses provide an opportunity to examine this topic in a multifaceted way.

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