Overview
- Description
- Consists of a manuscript entitled "In Memory of Arie Eshkoli: The War Stories," by Daphne Kaufman, which is based on taped interviews with Mr. Eshkoli, her grandfather.
- Date
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1990
- Collection Creator
- Arie Eshkoli
- Biography
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Arie Eshkoli, born Leon Grappa, originally of Ostrów Mazowiecki, Poland, worked for the underground before being arrested in 1939 and shipped to a Russian labor camp. He was released in late 1940 and fought with the Polish Red Army. He participated in the liberation of the Majdanek concentration camp and worked for the post-war Zionist movement before immigrating to Israel in 1947.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Personal narratives.
- Extent
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2 sound cassettes.
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Daphne Kaufman donated this collection of interview material with her grandfather to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Jan. 14, 2005.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:12:56
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Also in Arie Eshkoli collection
Consists of the manuscript, entitled "In Memory of Arie Eshkoli: The War Stories," by Daphne Kaufman, which is based on taped interviews with Mr. Eshkoli, her grandfather. Arie Eshkoli, born Leon Grappa, originally of Ostrów Mazowiecki, Poland, worked for the underground before being arrested in 1939 and shipped to a Russian labor camp. He was released in late 1940 and fought with the Polish Red Army. He participated in the liberation of the Majdanek concentration camp and worked for the post-war Zionist movement before immigrating to Israel in 1947. Also includes audiotapes of the original interviews with Mr. Eshkoli.
Oral history interview with Arie Eshkoli
Oral History
Arie Eshkoli, born Leon Grappa, originally of Ostrów Mazowiecki, Poland, discusses his work for the underground before being arrested in 1939 and shipped to a Russian labor camp; his release in 1940; and fighting as part of the Polish Red Army; his participation in the liberation of the Majdanek concentration camp; and working for the post-war Zionist movement before immigrating to Israel in 1947.
