Oral history interview with Jan Zwartendyk

Oral History | RG Number: RG-50.494.0014

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Interviewee: Jan Zwartendyk
Date: interview: 1999 July 09
Language: English
Extent: 2 videocassettes (Betacam SP) : sound, color ; 1/2 in..

Special Collection: The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
Topical Term: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Lithuania--Kaunas--Personal narratives.
Personal Name: Zwartendyk, Jan.
Zwartendijk, Jan, 1896-1976.
Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Firstlight Pictures, a film production company contractor for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, conducted the interview with January Zwartendyk (né Zwartendijk) on July 9, 1999 in preparation for the exhibition, "Flight & Rescue." The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the tapes of the interview from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Exhibitions Division in July, 1999
Funding Note: The cataloging of this oral history interview has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
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