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Cantor Henry Butensky testimony

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 2012.398.1

Overview

Description: Consists of a copy of written testimony, 5 pages, by Cantor Henry Butensky, a member of the 66th Infantry of the 71st Division of the United States Army. In his testimony, written in 1989, Butensky described his experiences liberating a labor camp near Wels, Austria, the Straubing concentration camp, and the Gunskirchen concentration camp. Cantor Butensky, who spoke Yiddish, reflected on the liberations in the context of his own Jewish background.
Date: inclusive: 1989-1989
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Cantor Henry Butensky
Collection Creator: Henry Butensky

Physical Details

Language: English
Extent: 1 folder

Rights & Restrictions

Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use: The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
Copyright Holder: Cantor Henry Butensky

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Austria--Gunskirchen. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
Geographic Name: Wels (Austria) Straubing (Germany)
Corporate Name: Gunskirchen (Concentration camp)

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Cantor Henry Butensky donated his testimony to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012 as part of the Museum's 20th anniversary activities in Boca Raton.

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