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Oral history interview with Norman Belfer

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 2000.168 | RG Number: RG-50.549.02.0063

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    Oral history interview with Norman Belfer

    Overview

    Interview Summary
    Norman Belfer discusses his pre-war family life in Wodzisław, Poland; life in Poland after the German invasion; going into hiding in Kraków, Poland; staying in a displaced persons camp in Modena, Italy; traveling to Milan, Italy; daily life in Italy; learning of the fate of his family members who were taken to Auschwitz; his feelings toward the German people; his experiences traveling throughout Italy; his views on religion and antisemitism; meeting his wife and getting married; immigrating to the United States; attending New York University; Israel and Israeli politics; the importance of Holocaust remembrance; speaking publicly about his experiences during the Holocaust; life in New York, NY; his large family; returning to Poland; and joining the March of the Living to Auschwitz.
    Interviewee
    Norman C. Belfer
    Interviewer
    Arwin Donohue
    Date
    interview:  2000 March 01
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, courtesy of the Jeff and Toby Herr Foundation

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Genre/Form
    Oral histories.
    Extent
    3 sound cassettes (60 min.).

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
    Conditions on Use
    No restrictions on use

    Keywords & Subjects

    Personal Name
    Belfer, Norman, 1922-

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Oral History Branch conducted the interview with Norman Belfer in Palm Beach, Fla., on March 1, 2000. The interview was transferred to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in February 2001.
    Funding Note
    The production of this interview was made possible by Jeff and Toby Herr.
    The cataloging of this oral history interview has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
    Record last modified:
    2023-11-16 08:57:57
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