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Oral history interview with Georges Bouhana

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 2011.233 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0637

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    Oral history interview with Georges Bouhana

    Overview

    Interview Summary
    Georges Bouhana, born in 1935 in Oran, Algeria, discusses why his grandfather moved to Morocco; his parents and his family background; attending a secular public school until the Vichy authorities expelled Jews; attending a private Catholic school after his expulsion; Bedeau (Râs el Ma) and Tindouf camps; continuing his education in public school after the Allies entered Algeria; later attending a private lycée; being a Jewish boy scout; being sent to a boarding school in 1955 as incidents related to Algeria’s war for independence increased; Jews fearing for their lives and belongings during that time period; his family’s move to Bordeaux, France; enrolling in dental school after passing his baccalaureate exam; spending his entire career as a dental surgeon in Bordeaux; and being president of the local International League against Racism and Antisemitism (LICRA).
    Interviewee
    Georges Bouhana
    Interviewer
    Peggy Frankston
    Date
    interview:  2011 September 08

    Physical Details

    Language
    French
    Extent
    1 digital file : WAV.

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    Keywords & Subjects

    Personal Name
    Bouhana, Georges, 1935-

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    Peggy Frankston, on behalf of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Oral History Branch, conducted the interview with Dr. Georges Bouhana in Bordeaux, France on September 8, 2011. This interview is part of a series of USHMM-produced interviews about Jewish life in countries in North Africa during the Holocaust.
    Funding Note
    The cataloging of this oral history interview has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
    Record last modified:
    2023-11-16 08:04:01
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