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Oral history interview with Joseph Vles

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 1999.A.0122.247 | RG Number: RG-50.477.0247

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    Oral history interview with Joseph Vles

    Overview

    Interview Summary
    Joseph Vles, born on July 7, 1939 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, discusses his childhood in hiding in Amsterdam; his parents' decision to place him with a family in Amerongen, Holland at a very early age; his experiences during the war years; his memories of visits from German soldiers; his experiences during the winter of 1944-1945; his memories of liberation in May 1945 and his reunion with his parents a few weeks later; the pain caused by his lack of memories of them; his life after the war; his three years in Switzerland; his decision to immigrate to Toronto, Canada and his experiences there; his opportunity to move to the United States; the work he performed in New York, Washington DC, and California; and his married life.
    Interviewee
    Joseph Vles
    Date
    interview:  1994 June 02
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jewish Family and Children's Services of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Extent
    2 videocassettes (SVHS) : sound, color ; 1/2 in..

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    Keywords & Subjects

    Personal Name
    Vles, Joseph, 1939-

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The Bay Area Holocaust Oral History Project conducted the interview with Joseph Vles on June 2, 1994. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received the tapes of the interview from the Bay Area Holocaust Oral History Project in March 2001.
    Funding Note
    The cataloging of this oral history interview has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
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    2023-11-16 08:44:27
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