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Oral history interview with Rade Slijepčević

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 2007.504.2.109 | RG Number: RG-50.586.0109

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    Oral history interview with Rade Slijepčević

    Overview

    Interview Summary
    Rade Slijepcevic, born in 1929 in Kosca, discusses his family’s escape to Kozara after hearing gunshots; the killing of Serbs by Ustaše; seeing civilians being killed by bombs; being arrested by Domobrans and taken to Dubica and then to Cerovljani under the control of Ustaše; witnessing the beating of his father by Ustaše; witnessing the torture by Ustaše; seeing women who had been raped; his relocation to Ustica camp where his sister died, and then to Jasenovac; the death of prisoners from starvation and poor living conditions; witnessing a ferry transporting people to the other side of the Sava River, hearing gunshots, and the ferry returning empty; his transfer to Japaga, a Croatian village, being arrested again and relocated to Stara Gradiska, Jasenovac and then to the Novska children’s camp; seeing children drowning in the Sava River; his relocation to Donje Zdjelice village where his host lied to authorities to prevent him from being taken by Ustaše; and reuniting with his family in Kosca.
    Interviewee
    Slijepčević, Rade
    Date
    interview:  2010 January 23
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, courtesy of the Jeff and Toby Herr Foundation

    Physical Details

    Language
    Serbo-Croatian
    Extent
    1 videocassette (DVCAM) : sound, color ; 1/4 in..

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    Keywords & Subjects

    Personal Name
    Slijepčević, Rade.

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    This is a witness interview of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Perpetrators, Collaborators, and Witnesses: The Jeff and Toby Herr Testimony Initiative, a multi-year project to record the testimonies of non-Jewish witnesses to the Holocaust. The interview was directed and supervised by Nathan Beyrak.
    Funding Note
    The production of this interview was made possible by Jeff and Toby Herr.
    Record last modified:
    2023-11-16 09:05:25
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