Arie Eshkoli papers
- Date
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1990
- Language
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English
- Extent
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1 manuscript.
2 sound cassettes.
- Extent
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1 folder
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.
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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.
