Overview
- Description
- Two cassettes with music and a discussion regarding the concentration camp Gusen I and II.
Cassette 1, Side A: Names of musicians: Herbert Strobel (sp?), Bernard Offen (sp?), Kurt Neumayer (sp?). Program is a memorial event, possibly at the Gusen site; narration in English and German. Sound quality is adequate for 40 seconds only and largely inaudible thereafter. Main speaker is a Polish-Jewish survivor of Mauthausen visiting from California; he tells his story at 16:00. Musical interludes: 07:35 "hasidic nigun" (a textless tune) sung by the men. 12:00 cello solo and male voice perform unidentified hymn-like piece. 35:00 violin solo: medley of "Yankele" (Gebirtig) and "Summertime" (Gershwin).
Cassette 1, Side B: sound quality improves at beginning but deteriorates as recording progresses. Narration continues, followed by Q&A at 14:00. Musical interlude: 06:00 "Oyfn pripetchik" by Mark Warshawsky, performed by narrator with cello accompaniment.
Cassette 2: Audio portion of a video presentation about narrator's background (b. Krakow?) and wartime experiences. Q&A resumes at 09:00. Discussion concerns future of memorialization at Gusen. Mostly inaudible. - Format
- Audiocassette; magnetic
Audiocassette; magnetic
Audiocassette; magnetic
Audiocassette; magnetic
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Music. Memorial service programs.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
- Copyright
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Conditions on Use
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum places no restrictions on use of this material. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this film footage.
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Recorded Sound Provenance
- Rudolf A. Haunschmied, a historian focused on Mauthausen-Gusen, donated the cassettes to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1997.
- Recorded Sound Source
- Rudolf A. Haunschmied
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 07:27:08
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