Oral history interview with Elie Wiesel

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 1991.A.0119.1.12 | RG Number: RG-50.052.01.0012

Overview

Interviewee: Elie Wiesel
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of WXXI-TV

Physical Details

Language: English
Genre/Form: Documentary films.
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-Matic) : sound, color ; 3/4 in..

Rights & Restrictions

Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use: Restrictions on use. Excerpts of the interviews may be used for all on-site not-for-profit purposes to the extent of fair-use. Permission must be granted by the interviewees for any uses beyond fair-use including, but not limited to, performance in a public program, an off-site exhibition; transmission, display, or performance on the internet; and any reproduction or distribution for third party use.

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. Holocaust survivors--United States--Interviews.
Personal Name: Wiesel, Elie, 1928-2016.

Administrative Notes

Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The interview with Elie Wiesel was conducted by Paul Lewis for WXXI's documentary Safe Haven. The film documents the stories of some of the 982 Holocaust survivors, from 18 countries, who were interned at the Fort Ontario Army Camp in Oswego, N.Y., for 18 months from August 1944 to December 1946. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received the extant copies of the interview in July 1991.
Special Collection: The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive

Record last modified:: 2023-11-16 08:09:19
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The interviews document the stories of some of the 982 Holocaust survivors, from 18 countries, whom were interned at the Fort Ontario Army Camp in Oswego, NY for 18 months from August 1944 to December 1946.