Oral history interview with Doti Ben Aroyo

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 2019.539.15 | RG Number: RG-50.430.0015

Overview

Interviewee: Doti Ben Aroyo
Date: interview: 1990 March 04
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, acquired from Jacky and Lisa Comforty

Physical Details

Language: Hebrew
Extent: 4 videocassettes (Betacam SP) : sound, color ; 1/2 in..

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Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
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Copyright Holder: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. Holocaust survivors--United States.
Personal Name: Ben Aroyo, Doti.

Administrative Notes

Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum acquired this interview from Comforty Media Concepts on March 27, 1996.
Funding Note: The cataloging of this oral history interview has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Special Collection: The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive

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