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Interview with Geraldine Czebiniak

Contributor

Czebiniak, Geraldine ; Hutcher, Sarah Joy ; Tatar, Erman Sahin

Description

Geraldine Czebiniak is a Ukrainian immigrant who left Ukraine at age seven during the Second World War. She went with her family to Germany to stay in a camp for displaced people. She migrated to the the United States when she was 13 years old. She is a member of Sacred Hearth Orthodox Church and resides in Binghamton with her family.

Date

2016-04-06

Rights

In Copyright

Date Modified

2016-04-18

Is Part Of

Ukrainian Oral History Project

Extent

50:09

OHMS Object

Date of Interview

2016-04-06

Interviewer

Sarah Joy Hutcher and Erman Sahin Tatar

Interviewee

Geraldine Czebiniak

Biographical Text

Geraldine Czebiniak is a Ukrainian immigrant who left Ukraine at the age of seven during the Second World War. She went to Germany with her family and stayed in a camp for displaced people. She migrated to the United States when she was 13 years old. She is currently a member of Sacred Hearth Orthodox Church and resides in Binghamton with her family.

Duration

50:09 minutes

Digital Publisher

Binghamton University

Digital Format

audio/mp4

Material Type

Sound

Collection

Ukrainian Oral History Project

Interview Format

audio

Subject LCSH

Czebiniak, Geraldine. --Interviews; Ukrainians--United States; Diaspora, Ukraine—History; Ukrainian; Germany; Migrations; Church; Ethnic identity; World War, 1939-1945—Prisoner-of-war camps; Broome County (N.Y.)

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Keywords

Interviews; Ukrainians; Ukrainian diaspora; Germany; Refugee camps; World War, 1939-1945; Immigrants; Ukrainian Catholic Church

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Collection Description

The Ukrainian Oral History project consists of a collection of undergraduate student interviews with immigrants from East Central Europe, particularly the lands of what is now Ukraine. Four interviews took place in New York City and record the memories of Jewish immigrants. A few interviews testify to specifically Russian… More

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“Interview with Geraldine Czebiniak,” Digital Collections, accessed March 28, 2024, https://omeka.binghamton.edu/omeka/items/show/583.