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Oral history interview with Thomas Buergenthal

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 2001.320 | RG Number: RG-50.549.03.0001

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    Oral history interview with Thomas Buergenthal

    Overview

    Interview Summary
    Thomas Buergenthal describes his work for a court of the United Nations; his postwar experiences in the United States; his interest in international law, human rights, and international tribunals; his memories and thoughts on the Eichmann trial; helping establish the study of international law in universities; establishing a study panel on the American Society of International Law for human rights; sharing his Holocaust experiences with his family; working with UNESCO; serving on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights; returning to Auschwitz-Birkenau and the ghetto in Poland; serving on the committee of conscience for the Holocaust States Holocaust Memorial Museum; the duty of survivors to try to prevent similar events from happening to others.
    Interviewee
    Buergenthal, Thomas
    Interviewer
    Regine Beyer
    Date
    interview:  2001 February 27
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, courtesy of the Jeff and Toby Herr Foundation

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Extent
    2 sound cassettes (60 min.).

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
    Conditions on Use
    Restrictions on use. Interview cannot be used by a third party for creation of a work for commercial purposes

    Keywords & Subjects

    Personal Name
    Buergenthal, Thomas.

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Oral History Branch conducted the interview with Thomas Buergenthal on February 27, 2001, as part of the After the Holocaust radio program. The interview was transferred to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on July 30, 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 08:58:04
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