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Oral history interview with Richard Elberfeld

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 1991.264.10 | RG Number: RG-50.234.0010

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    Oral history interview with Richard Elberfeld

    Overview

    Interview Summary
    Richard Elberfeld discusses volunteering in May 1943 with the American Field Service, an ambulance unit attached to the British Army; entering Bergen-Belsen for the first time in April 1945; recruiting Germans from the village to clean up the grounds; his responsibility to decide which inmates they should try to save and giving priority to women and children; cleaning inmates; his interaction with child survivors; his knowledge of the camps before he arrived at Bergen-Belsen; coping with memories of his wartime experiences; sharing his experiences with his children; and his views on Holocaust deniers.
    Interviewee
    Richard Elberfeld
    Interviewer
    Mrs. Ray Kaner
    Date
    interview:  1981 October

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Extent
    1 videocassette (VHS) : sound, color ; 1/2 in..

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    Conditions on Access
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    Conditions on Use
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    Keywords & Subjects

    Geographic Name
    Germany.
    Personal Name
    Elberfeld, Richard.

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The oral history was recorded during the International Liberators Conferences in New York and Washington, DC by the United States Holocaust Memorial Council in October 1981.
    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 08:24:24
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