Lidia Kyrychenko Drake and Katrina Zens
Recorded
July 22, 2022
Archived
July 22, 2022
39:34 minutes
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Id:
mby021916
Description
Lidia Kyrychenko Drake (84) shares a conversation with her granddaughter, Katrina Zens (30), about her experiences and memories in wartime and concentration camps during World War II. They also talk about Ukrainian people, Ukrainian traditions, and the effects of war.Subject Log / Time Code
Lidia Kyrychenko Drake (L) tells Katrina Zens (K) about being born during the Stalin communist regime in Ukraine.
L recalls her father expressing that the family needed to leave Ukraine or they could die.
L talks about the first and second concentration camps she was sent to.
L recalls being freed in 1945.
L talks about the displaced persons camp and recalls her father going to work in Belgium for three months.
L describes eating an orange for the first time and recalls never having a real breakfast during the war.
L talks about arriving in Belgium under primitive conditions.
L recalls not receiving any kindness in the concentration camps.
L remembers boarding a ship to come to the United States.
L shares her wish for human beings.
L describes the hospitality of Ukrainians and shares the traditions of Ukraine.
Participants
- Lidia Kyrychenko Drake
- Katrina Zens