Oral history interview with Dorothy Finger

Oral History | Accession Number: 2013.306.51 | RG Number: RG-50.694.0051

Interviewee: Dorothy Finger
Date: 1992 May 14 (interview)
Language: English
Extent: 3 sound cassettes : analog.
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Council for Relationships

Special Collection: Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
Topical Term: Antisemitism--Poland.
Hiding places.
Holocaust survivors--United States.
Jewish children in the Holocaust--Poland.
Jewish ghettos.
Jewish orphans--Poland.
Geographic Name: Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
United States--Emigration and immigration.
Personal Name: Finger, Dorothy.
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The Council for Relationships donated a copy of the oral history interview with Holocaust survivor Dorothy Finger to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in June 2012. The interview is part of the Juliet Spitzer and Phil Wachs Archive of the Transcending Trauma Project collection.
Copyright Holder: Council for Relationships
Conditions on Access: Restrictions on access. Interviews must be viewed onsite at the Museum only. Requests for copies of interviews should be sent to either Bea Hollander-Goldfein or Nancy Isserman at Council for Relationships. In the event that neither are employed by the agency, requests for audio recordings or transcripts should be sent to the CEO of Council for Relationships.
Conditions on Use: Restrictions on use. Interviews must be viewed onsite at the Museum only. Requests for copies of interviews should be sent to either Bea Hollander-Goldfein or Nancy Isserman at Council for Relationships. In the event that neither are employed by the agency, requests for audio recordings or transcripts should be sent to the CEO of Council for Relationships.
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