Oral history interview with Robert Clary

Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1261.5 | RG Number: RG-50.431.0018

Robert Clary describes being deported from Paris, France on September 4, 1942; his family’s apartment building, where they were the only Jewish family; the three day journey by train to Germany; being in Auschwitz concentration camp for 19 months; the bombings by the Americans in the camp; being sent on a death much during which many people died; arriving in Gross-Rosen concentration camp; being 16 years old and separated from his family, all of whom perished; his methods of coping with his memories; and speaking publicly about his experiences.

Interviewee: Robert Clary
Interviewer: Estelle Kohn
Date: interview: 1981 December 05
Language: English
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) : sound, color ; 1/2 in..

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Special Collection: The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
Topical Term: Concentration camp inmates--Selection process.
Holocaust survivors--United States--Interviews.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Psychological aspects.
Jewish youth.
Jews--France--Paris.
Jews--Persecutions--France.
World War, 1939-1945--Deportations from France.
Men--Personal narratives.
Geographic Name: France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
Germany.
Paris (France)
Poland.
United States.
Personal Name: Clary, Robert, 1926-
Corporate Name: Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
Gross-Rosen (Concentration camp)
Holder of Originals: Holocaust Documentation and Education Center
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The interview was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 from the Holocaust Documentation and Education Center.
Conditions on Access: Restrictions on access. Interview is viewable onsite at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum only.
Conditions on Use: To request a copy of this interview or permission to use, please contact the Holocaust Documentation and Education Center directly at www.hdec.org
Copyright Holder: Holocaust Documentation and Education Center
: Record last modified: 2022-07-28 20:08:52
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