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Oral history interview with David Hendell

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 1996.A.0458.12 | RG Number: RG-50.413.0012

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    Oral history interview with David Hendell

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    Interview Summary
    David Hendell, born in Zagreb, Yugoslavia (now in Croatia), discusses his experiences as a resident of the Safe Haven Refugee Camp; the circumstances that led to his family's arrival at the camp, including their escape to Italian-occupied Yugoslavia and then to Italy; learning about the Safe Haven voyage; his time at Oswego, which he describes as "the pause that refreshed"; life in the camp; his experience attending school in Oswego; Eleanor Roosevelt's visit to the camp; and believing the camp experience led to his gradual introduction to American society and for the feeling that anything is possible.
    Interviewee
    David Hendell
    Date
    interview:  1994 August 06
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, acquired from Safe Haven, Inc.

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Extent
    1 videocassette (Betacam SP).

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    Administrative Notes

    Holder of Originals
    Safe Haven Inc.
    Provenance
    The interview with David Hendell was conducted on August 6, 1994 by Safe Haven, Inc. as part of a project documenting the testimonies of refugees from the Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter in Oswego, NY. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received a copy of the interview in April 1996.
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