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Oral history interview with Paul Peeters

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 2004.631 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0492

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    Oral history interview with Paul Peeters

    Overview

    Interview Summary
    Paul Peeters, born in 1921 in Torgny, Belgium, describes growing up in a large family involved in the sugar industry; how his family did not expect the Nazi invasion of Belgium; helping a priest who was hiding young Jewish boys; the Gestapo finding out about the boys and how he helped them to escape; the liberation of Torgny and joining the American Army as a volunteer; experiencing communism when he helped to liberate Buchenwald; his time after the war in Europe; and how the boys he protected during the war have reunited over the years.
    Interviewee
    Paul Peeters
    Interviewer
    Ina Navazelskis
    Date
    interview:  2004 December 22

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Genre/Form
    Oral histories.
    Extent
    1 sound cassette (60 min.).

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
    Conditions on Use
    No restrictions on use

    Keywords & Subjects

    Personal Name
    Peeters, Paul, 1921-

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Oral History Branch conducted the interview with Paul Peeters on December 22, 2004. The interview was received by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives Branch in December 2004.
    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 08:03:11
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