File consists of letters from the World League of Ukrainian political prisoners; a questionnaire on the interview with Ukrainian prisoners of German concentration camps; newspapers and journals clips from journals about the World League of Ukrainian political prisoners; 2 bulletins of the World League of Ukrainian political prisoners; the photos of Ivan Lahola and from the concentration camps; memory about Ivan Lahola from Yuri Lutsenko; documentation from Canadian Ukrainian Immigrant Aid Society; information from Swiss Fund for Needy Victims of the Holocaust; infromation related to Zolochiv Almanac Committee; Bulletin of The Third Congress of Ukrainian political prisoners; information and documentation related to the World League of Ukrainian Political Prisoners; originals and copies of newspaper clips about Ukrainians.
File consists of brochures, newspapers and letters. It includes Ukrainian Youth Ensembles brochures, a photo of all Lahola’s awards and Certificates, a letter from German social court, a newspaper page about economic reform in Ukraine, a newspaper about Ukrainian bishop, a newspsaper about Holocaust survivors, brief biography of Lahola as holocaust survivor; Nomination Form; letter from UCC to Lahola.
The file consists of the 23rd Legislature Report and the 20th Legislature Third Session Report of the Legislature Assembly of Alberta, press release for the Committee of the Ukrainian political prisoners.
The file consists of letters from Links Clinic about Ivan Lahola’s health, family letters and other letters to Ivan Lahola about the cases; letters from Ukrainian Canadian Social Services Inc. of Canada National Headquarters; letter from Ukrainian Canadian Confress Headquarters, documentation concerning Austrian Bank Holocaust Litigation from Philadelphia, press release on german forced/slave labor compensation, letters from the World League of Ukrainian Poltical Prisoners, memories of Ivan Lahola by Lida lahola, a cheque for german forced labor compensation to Ivan Lahola, documentation concerning German Labour Compensation Programme; John Lahola’s applications for the German Labour Compensation Programme; copies of Ivan Lahola’s documents for the application - Certificate of Canadian Citizenhip, documents from Germany, Lahola’s membership card of the League of Ukrainian Political Prisoners of German concentration camps, letter fromUkrainian Educational and Cultural Center, questionnaire on claims conference, letters from the UN Office of the High Commisioner for refugees, letters from Hadassah WIZO Organization of Edmonton, letters from the United Restitution Organization in Canada, photos of the graves of the victims, letter from Department of External Affairs of Canada, letters from Combe Horwitz to John Lahola, letters from Jewish Federation of Edmonton concerning Holocaust, documentation in German , list of German lawyers conversant with identification, letters from lawyers concerning Lahola’s cases; letters to Lahola from the State Insurance Institute for the Free and Trade City of Hamburg; Lahola’s application for Insurance Benefits from the German Pension Insurance, Description of Ivan Lahola and copies of his documents from a notary public, Agreement on Social Security between Canada and the Federal Republic of Germany, Application form for non-Jewish survivors; polish newspapers about Ukrainian-Polish relations, Certificate of Life and Citizenship, Interim Application for foreign benefits under an agreement on social security.
The file consists of Ivan Lahola’s documents: official certificate, Personal Identification card for civilian internee of Mauthausen, Certificate of Membership, a cheque from Bankers Trust Company, Ivan Lahola’s Certificate of Canadian Citizenship; letter from Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Center, Claims Conference Questionnaire, letter from United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, letter from WIZO Organization of Edmonton, letter from United Restitution Organization for Canada, letter from Department of External Affairs; communication between Combe Horwitz and Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, documentation from Jewish Federation of Edmonton regarding Edmonton Holocaust Documentation project, documentation on the assignment of claims.
The collection predominantly consists of records between the mid-1940s and late 1990s and includes various records related to Ivan (John) Lahola and his family. It includes biographical materials, correspondence, and documents covering Lahola's life during World War II, detailing his experiences in Auschwitz and other prisons and concentration camps. The collection encompasses textual records related to Lahola's community life in Canada, published materials, and miscellaneous information. Notable correspondence involves letters from different organizations thanking Lahola for donations, including contributions to the construction of the Greek Catholic Cathedral and the Ukrainian Embassy Foundation. Additionally, the collection contains greeting cards, and printed materials such as program invitations and catalogs, offering insights into Lahola's engagement with community events, cultural activities, and charitable causes.
Sans titreThe file consists of three personal passports of Adam Klymchuk and Anna Melnychuk.
The file consists of 1 certificate of vaccination, 2 cards of immigration, 1 certificate of marriage, and 2 naturalization certificates.
The Writings from the War / Я пишу з війни collection consists of testimonials of Ukrainians about their experience of the Russian invasion of their country. The project’s archiving coordinator Alex Averbuch periodically deposits firsthand testimonials transmitted to the project team from various hiding places; from shelters, train stations, and refugee camps; from besieged cities. The project’s team also includes Valentyna Vzdulska (the initiator of the project), Daria Bairak and Maryna Solohub (SMM managers and co-coordinators), as well as numerous volunteers assisting in translating the testimonials and maintaining project platforms (website, social media).
The mission of Writings from the War is to collect, preserve, and disseminate these testimonials, both in the language of the original and English translation, so as to provide a documentary source for researchers, academics, students, journalists, artists, and the public in general. There are testimonials by soldiers, volunteers, doctors, drivers, teachers, animal rights activists, cooks, artists, and scientists – people of all professions; by adults and children, displaced persons, rescuers and the rescued – in short, anyone interested in sharing their experience with the world. This is a panoramic picture of the wartime “everyday,” reflecting private experiences during this catastrophe. All the testimonials have been provided to the project team by the witnesses themselves, and every story has a title, and a record of the person behind it.
The project has been carried out since March 2022 in collaboration with the University of Alberta’s Kule Folklore Centre.
