Every year on January 27, we honor the memory of the victims of the Holocaust
Until Memorial Day, the "Territory of Terror" museum will tell the story of the Rosenthal Jewish family, which experienced the darkest days in the Lviv ghetto during World War II.
Archival documents that belonged to the family and are now kept in the funds of the "Territory of Terror" museum, family photos and personal belongings will be presented.
️ Date and time: January 26, 2 p.m
Place: Vyacheslava Chornovola Avenue, 45 G, Barak #2
Entry to the event is free
A year ago, a folder with documents chronologically covering the period from 1838 to 1960 was transferred to the museum. The documents contain information about how the Rosenthal family bought and sold real estate, as well as information about the births, marriages and deaths of family members.
There was no evidence of everyday life. The information found in the open access was reduced to a few sentences. Otto and Helena Rosenthal, worked as doctors, lived in Lviv on the street Karmelitska (now Prosvit) together with her children (Zygmund and Karolina) died in the Lviv ghetto in 1943.
However, during the research it was possible to:
- learn about the roots of the Rosenthal family;
- what was the everyday life of the family in Lviv;
- how did Karolina Rosenthal (Otto and Helena's daughter) manage to escape and what was her fate;
- most importantly, we managed to communicate with Lidia Mikhalchenko, who grew up with Karolina.
We will remind you that the Jewish ghetto in Lviv was the third largest in Europe. Organized in the two poorest districts of the city - Zamarstiniv and Klepariv. During the two years of its existence, more than 136,000 Jews passed through the ghetto.
