Oral history interview with George Wehmoff
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- Interviewee
- George Wehmoff
- Language
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English
- Extent
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1 sound cassette (90 min.).
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Record last modified: 2018-01-22 10:58:25
This page: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn508963
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Date: 1978-1983
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