Svetlana Kolesnik
OHMS Object
Date of Interview
31 March 2016
Interviewer
Jake Sperber and Zach Kolesnik
Interviewee
Sveltana Kolesnik
Biographical Text
Svetlana Kolesnik is an immigrant from Berdichev, Ukraine. She dealt with persecution growing up due to her religion and felt the only way to feel free was to leave her home country. She immigrated to the United States in 1989 with her husband. She came to the United States in hope to provide her children a better life and a Jewish education. She now lives in New City, New York where where she is active in the Jewish community with her husband and three children.
Duration
58:51 minutes
Digital Publisher
Binghamton University
Digital Format
audio/mp4
Material Type
Sound
Collection
Ukrainian Oral History Project
Interview Format
audio
Subject LCSH
Kolesnik, Svetlana.--Interviews; Ukrainians--United States; Diaspora, Soviet Union—History; Russian; Jews; Migrations; Persecution; Communism and culture--Soviet Union; Ethnic identity; Manors and customs; City and town life--New York (State)--New York
Rights Statement
This audio file and digital image may only be used for educational purposes. Please cite as: Ukrainian Oral History Project, Special Collections, Binghamton University Libraries, Binghamton University, State University of New York. For usage beyond fair use please contact the Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections for more information.
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Citation
“Svetlana Kolesnik,” Digital Collections, accessed February 7, 2023, https://omeka.binghamton.edu/omeka/items/show/593.