Drobytsky Yar
News

Shoah Victims' Faces

Archive of V. Lebedeva

The tragedy of Drobytsky Yar was reported for the first time by a journalist from newspaper “Vecherniy Kharkov” Victoria Lebedeva in 1989. Archive contains both published and unpublished articles about Drobytsky Yar, readers’ correspondence, stories by the Righteous Among the Nations, eyewitness accounts by the saved ones. Reviews of books, works and studies indicate a high peer appreciation. Numerous eyewitness accounts of the Drobytsky Yar tragedy are cited, some of them are published for the first time. References for all the victims in the martyrology of Drobytsky Yar mentioned in the archive are now linked to the “Archive of V.Lebedeva”

Archive of P. Sokolsky

The main content of the archive consists of various documents and evidence, which formed the basis of the martyrology of Drobytsky Yar. These are memories of a few who managed to avoid death, who knew and remembered the dead - their neighbors, colleagues, and relatives. More than 500 people provided information about the victims of Drobytsky Yar, and are all listed on the website. When examining the archive of P. Sokolsky, new names of victims were established: more than 280 people were previously absent from the martyrology. References for all the victims in the martyrology of Drobytsky Yar mentioned in the archive are now linked to the “Archive of Sokolsky P.”

Davydov's family archive

This is a vast collection of photographs, documents, and newspaper and magazine clippings composed on the issues that in any way associate with the tragedy of the Drobitsky Yar; linked to the initiation of the project, to fundraising, to preparation and construction of the memorial complex. Materials collected in the archive are literary works and artistic creations dedicated to the Drobitsky Yar, polemical notes and eyewitness accounts with specific names. Now, victims identified in our website’s martyrology are also cross-referenced with the “Davydov’s Archives”.

Families

Became available information about deceased members of some families (eg Davydov, Polnarev, Shvartz, Shais, Tunis, Traynen and many others)

Unknown Documents

Yad Vashem links

For each victim provides links to documents (records) from the Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names (Yad Vashem)

Flash or HTML5

Now you can view documents using Adobe Flash or HTML5

Flag Counter

 

From the archive of Viktoria Lebedeva

Publications


A difficult road to the memorial.
 Slobidsky krai, 12.15.2005
Mom, are they humans?
 Vecherniy Kharkov, 05.01.1991
Apples from his garden.
 Vecherniy Kharkov, 08.23.1989
No one should stay indifferent.
 Vecherniy Kharkov
Bright memory of the martyrs.
 Vecherniy Kharkov, 09.18.1991
Only a good name ...
 Vecherniy Kharkov
Carnations on the snow.
 Vecherniy Kharkov, 12.24.1991
Osmachko Anastasiya Zakharovna.
 Vecherniy Kharkov, 01.27.1989
Human life cost nothing.
 Vecherniy Kharkov, 02.16.1990
Our conscience is the righteouses ...
 Vecherniy Kharkov
I am also from these barracks.
 Vecherniy Kharkov, 09.06.1990
The monument should be dignified.
 Vecherniy Kharkov, 02.27.1991
I was afraid that my son can go mad.
 Vecherniy Kharkov, 08.07.1991
The story of one note.
 Vecherniy Kharkov, 08.07.1991
I will never be a Jew again.
 Vecherniy Kharkov, 12.12.2002
The troubled time will not be an obstacle.
 Vecherniy Kharkov, 05.07.1994
I will not forget till death ...
 Vecherniy Kharkov, 10.25.1991
There, in Drobytsky Yar
If not us then who.
 Vecherniy Kharkov, 08.10.1995
They would not survive otherwise.
 Vecherniy Kharkov, 11.12.1991
Just the need of the soul.
 Vecherniy Kharkov, 05.08.1999
We are here because the Jews ...
 Vecherniy Kharkov, 12.15.1993
Let the grass of oblivion not rise...
 Vecherniy Kharkov, 07.28.1988
What in the world is good.
 Vecherniy Kharkov, 12.19.1991
Memorials without support are not being built.
 Vecherniy Kharkov, 02.01.1996
When the soul does not know rest.
 Vecherniy Kharkov, 09.14.1990

 

©2011-2024, Municipal Enterprise “Memorial Park “Drobytsky Yar”