Full name

Vera Burdenko (nee Korolik)

Where and when were you born?

Kiev, 15th March 1925

Where else did you live?

Kuibyshev, Donetsk, Korzovo (all today Russia)

Your educational level?

Kiev Conservatory (flute class)

What sort of work do/did you do?

Flutist (at Donetsk Opera House)

What was the level of religiosity in your parent´s home? How were you raised?

Secular way of life

What is your mother tongue?

Russian

How many languages do you speak?

Ukrainian

Where were you during the Holocaust?

In evacuation in Korzovo, Kuibyshev (both today Russia)


Siblings

Their names

? Korolik (m) (1920-1920)
Lilia Korolik
Asia Reshetnichenko (nee Korolik) (birth name Anna)
Tasia Markova (nee Korolik) (birth name Tamara)

Where and when were they born?

Lilia: Kiev, 1929
Asia: Kiev, 1932
Tasia: Kiev, 1932

What is their mother tongue?

Russian

Their educational level?

Lilia: Kiev Music College
Asia: Kishinyov Conservatory
Tasia: Kiev Radio Engineering College

Their occupations?

Lilia: actress and singer
Asia: teacher of music at music school
Tasia: engineer

Where do/did they live?

Lilia: Kiev
Asia: Ashdod (today Israel)
Tasia: Ashdod

Where else did they live?

Lilia: Kuibyshev, Korzovo (both today Russia)
Asia: Kishinyov, Kuibyshev, Korzovo
Tasia: Kishinyov, Kuibyshev, Korzovo

Do they have children?

Lilia: daughter Irina (Ira), born in 1951
Asia: daughter Tatiana, born in 1959
Tasia: daughters Maria, born in 1960, and Elena, born in 1964

Where and when did they die?

Lilia: Kiev, 1999


Spouse

Name?

Valeriy Burdenko

Where and when was he/she born?

Kiev, 1939

Where else did he live?

Tashkent (today Uzbekistan)

Is he/she Jewish?

Yes

What is his/her mother tongue?

Russian

His/her educational level?

Kiev University of Food Industry

Occupation?

Engineer
Children

Their names?

Evgeniy Burdenko
Sasha Burdenko (birth name Alexandr)

Were they raised Jewish/do they identify themselves as Jews?

They were not raised Jewish but they identify themselves as Jews

Where and when were they born?

Evgeniy: Kiev, 1955
Sasha: Kiev, 1964

Where else did they live?

Sasha: Stuttgart (today Germany)

Their educational level?

Evgeniy: secondary school (10 years)
Sasha: Kiev Conservatory

Their occupations?

Evgeniy: manager
Sasha: pianist

How many grandchildren do you have?

Evgeniy: Kirill, born in 1986; Daria, born in 1989
Sasha: Yuliy, born in 1998

His name?

Ierahmil Korolik

Where and when was he was born?

Kiev, 1898

Where else did he live?

Kuibyshev, Korzovo (both today Russia)

Where and when did he die?

Kiev, 1972

What sort of education did he have?

Kiev Engineering and Construction University

What sort of work did he do?

Engineer (at military plant)

What was his level of religiosity?

Atheist

What was his mother tongue?

Russian

Army service: Which army and what years?

None

Tell me about his brothers and sisters. (name, date of birth and death, occupation, place of residence, family, etc.)

Esphir Medovar (nee Korolik) (1902-1941): married to a famous Jewish obstetrician in Kiev, no children. She died of a heart attack on the way into evacuation.

Where was he during the Holocaust?

In evacuation in Kuibyshev (today Russia)

If he survived, what did he do after?

Engineer (at military plant)


Your father’s father name?

Mordukh Korolik

Where and when was he born?

Kiev, 1865

Where else did he live?

No information

Where and when did he die?

Kiev, 1932

What sort of education did he have?

No information

What sort of work did he do?

Merchant (of Guild I)

What was his level of religiosity?

He was very religious: he observed all Jewish traditions and prayed. He followed the kashrut and celebrated Sabbath at home.

What was his mother tongue?

Yiddish

Army service: Which army and what years?

None

Tell me about his brothers and sisters. (name, date of birth and death, occupation, place of residence, family, etc.)

No information

Where was he during the Holocaust?

Died before

Your father’s mother’s name?

Golda Korolik (nee Gorodetskaya)

Where and when was she born?

Kiev, 1870s

Where else did she live?

Middle Asia

Where and when did she die?

Middle Asia, 1946

What sort of education did she have?

No education

What sort of work did she do?

Housewife

What was her level of religiosity?

She was moderately religious: she observed traditions and prayed. They followed the kashrut and celebrated Sabbath at home.

What was her mother tongue?

Yiddish

Tell me about her brothers and sisters. (name, date of birth and death, occupation, place of residence, family, etc.)

No information

Where was she during the Holocaust?

In evacuation in Middle Asia

If she survived what did she do after?

Housewife

Her name?

Evgenia Korolik (nee Welkomirskaya)

Where and when was she was born?

Poland (exact place unknown), 1888

Where else did she live?

Kiev, Kuibyshev, Korzovo, St. Petersburg (all three today Russia)

Where and when did she die?

Kiev, 1956

What sort of education did she have?

St. Petersburg Conservatory

What sort of work did she do?

Private music teacher

What was her level of religiosity?

Not religious

What was her mother tongue?

Russian

Tell me about her brothers and sisters. (name, date of birth and death, occupation, place of residence, family, etc.)

None

Where was she during the Holocaust?

In evacuation in Kuibyshev, Korzovo (both today Russia)

If she survived, what did she do after?

Housewife, lived in Kiev

Your mother’s father´s name?

Wazlav Welkomirskiy

Where and when was he born?

Poland (exact place unknown), 1860s

Where else did he live?

Kiev

Where and when did he die?

Kiev, 1920s

What sort of education did he have?

No information

What sort of work did he do?

Railroad engineer

What was his level of religiosity?

Not religious

What was his mother tongue?

Polish

Army service: Which army and what years?

No information

Tell me about his brothers and sisters. (name, date of birth and death, occupation, place of residence, family, etc.)

No information

Where was he during the Holocaust?

Died before


Your mother’s mother’s name?

? Welkomirskaya (nee ?)

Where and when was she born?

Poland (exact place unknown), 1860s

Where else did she live?

Kiev

Where and when did she die?

Kiev, 1920s

What sort of education did she have?

No information

What sort of work did she do?

Housewife

What was her level of religiosity?

Not religious

What was her mother tongue?

Polish

Tell me about her brothers and sisters. (name, date of birth and death, occupation, place of residence, family, etc.)

No information

Where was she during the Holocaust?

Died before

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