Oral history interview with David Levine

Oral History | Accession Number: 1998.A.0119.1 | RG Number: RG-50.471.0001

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Interviewee: Levine, David
Interviewer: Bradley, Sandra
Date: interview: 1997 May 20
Language: English
Extent: 3 videocassette (VHS) : sound, color ; 1/2 in..

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Special Collection: The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
Topical Term: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
Holocaust survivors--United States.
Men--Personal narratives.
Personal Name: Levine, David--Interviews.
Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Sandra Bradley, a film production consultant for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, conducted the interview with David Levine on May 20, 1997 in preparation for the exhibition "Hidden History of the Kovno Ghetto," which opened in November 1997. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received a copy of the interview on July 11, 1998.
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: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
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