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You searched for: Subject World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American. Remove constraint Subject: World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American. Holding Institutions Holocaust Center of the United Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh Remove constraint Holding Institutions: Holocaust Center of the United Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh
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1. Oral history interview with Fred Roth
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1990.8.26 | RG Number: RG-50.063.0026
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interview: 1989 November 24
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The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
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 … because he did not want to feel guilty for living while other Jews were killed. 01:02:21 Stalaglager was liberated by the Russians on May 1, 1945. This is…
2. Oral history interview with James Priest
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1990.8.25 | RG Number: RG-50.063.0025
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interview: 1989 September 20
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The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
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 … battalion to this point were from Utah beach, through France to the Ruhr Valley, and finally arrived on April 13, 1945 in Nordhausen. Neither Mr. Priest, nor…
3. Oral history interview with Arthur F. Peternel
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1990.8.24 | RG Number: RG-50.063.0024
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interview: 1989 September 14
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The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
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 … originally a Republican but changed to a Democrat because of their policies towards coal miners. 1:03:07 Arthur was born in 1915 during World War I. He went to…
4. Oral history interview with William J. Moran
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1990.8.23 | RG Number: RG-50.063.0023
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interview: 1989 December 05
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The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
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 … "My Notes" about seeing a concentration camp. This letter was addressed to Jack Gordon of the United Jewish Federation, dated April, 1945. The letter…
5. Oral history interview with Henry Marinelli
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1990.8.21 | RG Number: RG-50.063.0021
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interview: 1989 October 17
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The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
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 … doing odd jobs at the age of twelve. Diligently, he worked until he went into the army. At the age of 16, in 1939 the only information he received was…
6. Oral history interview with Edward Levant
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1990.8.18 | RG Number: RG-50.063.0018
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interview: 1989 December 15
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The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
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 … Leipzig. This was as far as any Americans got. The unit remained there for 6 to 8 weeks where they met the Russians. In the winter of 1945 the army…
7. Oral history interview with Jack La Pietra
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1990.8.16 | RG Number: RG-50.063.0016
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interview: 1989 October 24
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The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
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 … bogged down 1:10:30 Buchenwald, outside of Weimar, 130 miles SW of Berlin, was thought, at that time, to be a prisoner of war camp. Jack La Pietra, and…
8. Oral history interview with Bertram Dinman
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1990.8.5 | RG Number: RG-50.063.0005
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 … weeks in the hospital, Dr. Dinman went with the 4th Army Division of the 3rd army as an engineer. 1:18:30 Dr. Dinman's division went SE in April 1945…
9. Oral history interview with Marjorie Butterfield
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1990.8.3 | RG Number: RG-50.063.0003
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interview: 1990 March 13
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The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
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 … remburg to Linz, Austria (where the Gusen concentration camp was located) in May 1945 after the war with Germany was over. An American unit liberated Gusen…
10. Oral history interview with Jack Bertges
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1990.8.2 | RG Number: RG-50.063.0002
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interview: 1989 October 12
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The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
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 … Languages - English Contents - Very little discussion of the Holocaust. It contained an american soldier's viewpoint of the War itself. 00:01:10 Jack fought…