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Oral history interview with Henry Spiewak

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 1997.A.0441.828 | RG Number: RG-50.462.0828

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    Oral history interview with Henry Spiewak

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    Interview Summary
    Henry Spiewak, born on February 2, 1914 in ?ód?, Poland, discusses joining the Polish army in 1939; escaping to the USSR in 1940; served in the Soviet army from 1943 to 1944; being wounded in Czechoslovakia; his hospitalization for four to six months; returning to the army; being part of the Auschwitz liberation forces; and immigrating to the United States.
    Interviewee
    Henry Spiewak
    Interviewer
    Carol Einhorn
    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

    Extent
    1 sound cassette (60 min.).

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    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.
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    2023-11-16 08:40:59
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