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Oral history interview with Jan Marinessen

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 1999.A.0122.475 | RG Number: RG-50.477.0475

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    Oral history interview with Jan Marinessen

    Overview

    Interview Summary
    The interview describes Mr. Marinessen's family and adolescence in Groningen, Holland. Mr. Marinessen describes his family's activities in the underground movement during the occupation of the Netherlands during World War II, and the family being forced into hiding in order to avoid arrest. He describes the liberation of the town by Canadian armed forces in May 1945. Mr. Marinessen discusses his military service in 1948 in Indonesia, and his continuing commitment to social justice as a result of his experiences during World War II and while in Indonesia.
    Interviewee
    Jan Marinessen
    Interviewer
    Alice Hamburg
    Date
    interview:  1990 March 24
    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
    1 videocassette (SVHS) : sound, color ; 1/2 in..

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    Keywords & Subjects

    Personal Name
    Marinessen, Jan.

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The Bay Area Holocaust Oral History Project conducted the interview with JanuaryMarinessen on March 24, 1990. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received the tapes of the interview from the Bay Area Holocaust Oral History Project in December 2002.
    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 08:45:23
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