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Oral history interview with Eli Okon

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 1997.A.0441.760 | RG Number: RG-50.462.0760

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    Oral history interview with Eli Okon

    Overview

    Interview Summary
    Eli Okon, born in 1920 in Bialystok, Poland, discusses being one of eight children in his family; his family’s bakery; being forced into the Bialystok ghetto in 1941; being transported to Treblinka; being sent to Birkenau and Dachau; going to Israel after the war; and immigrating to the United States after his uncle provided an affidavit.
    Interviewee
    Eli Okon
    Interviewer
    Joel Okon
    Date
    interview:  1985 April 22
    Geography
    creation: Philadelphia (Pa.)
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Gratz College Holocaust Oral History Archive

    Physical Details

    Language
    Hebrew Yiddish
    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
    Okon, Eli.

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The Gratz College Holocaust Oral History Archive donated the interview to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017. The interview was recorded for the American Gathering of Holocaust Survivors in 1985.
    Record last modified:
    2023-11-16 08:40:34
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