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Liberation 1945 oral history collection

Collection
Collection Summary
Contains oral history interviews with 25 Holocaust survivors and concentration camp liberators recorded in preparation for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's exhibition, "Liberation 1945," which opened in June 1995. The collection includes interviews with: Boleslaw Brodecki, Sonia Brodecki, Jim Cacioppo, Helen Fagin, Suzanne Foldes, Nesse Godin, Henny Gurko, Irving Heymont, John Holmes, Joseph Kahoe, Henry Kanner, Abraham Klausner, John Komski, Pat Lynch, William McWorkman, James Moncrief, Judah Nadich, George Salton, Richard Seibel, Milton Shurr, Alfred Sundquist, Fella Warshau, Nick White, and Alan Zimm
Provenance
Sandra Bradley, a film production consultant for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, conducted the interviews in Feb. 1995 in preparation for the exhibition, "Liberation 1945." The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the films and tapes of the interviews from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Exhibition Department on Aug. 25,1995.
Date
1995
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Oral history interview with Boleslaw Brodecki

Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1269.1 | RG Number: RG-50.470.0001

Date
interview:  1995 February 13

Oral history interview with Sonia Brodecki

Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1269.2 | RG Number: RG-50.470.0002

Date
interview:  1995 February 13

Oral history interview with Jim Cacioppo

Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1269.3 | RG Number: RG-50.470.0003

Date
interview:  1995 February 13

Oral history interview with Helen Fagin

Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1269.4 | RG Number: RG-50.470.0004

Date
interview:  1995 February 21

Oral history interview with Suzanne Foldes

Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1269.5 | RG Number: RG-50.470.0005

Date
interview:  1995 February 13

Oral history interview with Nesse Godin

Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1269.6 | RG Number: RG-50.470.0006

Date
interview:  1995 February 20

Oral history interview with Henny Gurko

Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1269.7 | RG Number: RG-50.470.0007

Date
interview:  1995 February 13

Oral history interview with Irving Heymont

Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1269.8 | RG Number: RG-50.470.0008

Date
interview:  1995 February 14

Oral history interview with John Holmes

Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1269.9 | RG Number: RG-50.470.0009

Date
interview:  1995 February 14

Oral history interview with Joseph Kahoe

Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1269.10 | RG Number: RG-50.470.0010

Date
interview:  1995 February 14

Oral history interview with Henry Kanner

Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1269.11 | RG Number: RG-50.470.0011

Date
interview:  1995 February 14

Oral history interview with Abraham Klausner

Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1269.12 | RG Number: RG-50.470.0012

Date
interview:  1995 February 23

Oral history interview with John Komski

Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1269.13 | RG Number: RG-50.470.0013

Date
interview:  1995 February 14

Oral history interview with Pat Lynch

Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1269.14 | RG Number: RG-50.470.0014

Date
interview:  1995 February 14

Oral history interview with William McWorkman

Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1269.15 | RG Number: RG-50.470.0015

Date
interview:  1995 February 21

Oral history interview with James Moncrief

Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1269.16 | RG Number: RG-50.470.0016

Date
interview:  1995 February 21

Oral history interview with Judah Nadich

Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1269.17 | RG Number: RG-50.470.0017

Date
interview:  1995 February 15

Oral history interview with George Salton

Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1269.18 | RG Number: RG-50.470.0018

Date
interview:  1995 February 23

Oral history interview with Richard Seibel

Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1269.19 | RG Number: RG-50.470.0019

Date
interview:  1995 February 23

Oral history interview with Milton Shurr

Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1269.20 | RG Number: RG-50.470.0020

Date
interview:  1995 February 15

Oral history interview with Alfred Sundquist

Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1269.21 | RG Number: RG-50.470.0021

Date
interview:  1995 February 20

Oral history interview with Fela Warschau

Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1269.22 | RG Number: RG-50.470.0022

Date
interview:  1995 February 15

Oral history interview with Irene Weber

Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1269.23 | RG Number: RG-50.470.0023

Date
interview:  1995 February 21

Oral history interview with Nick White

Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1269.24 | RG Number: RG-50.470.0024

Date
interview:  1995 February 15

Oral history interview with Alan Zimm

Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1269.25 | RG Number: RG-50.470.0025

Date
interview:  1995 February 20
 
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