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Oral history interview with János Petro

Oral History | Accession Number: 2019.563.247 | RG Number: RG-90.132.0247

Interviewee: János Petro
Interviewer: Zoltán Kőrös
Date: interview: 2014 May 30
interview: 2015 February 26
interview: 2015 August 21
interview: 2015 October 23
interview: 2015 November 18
interview: 2016 January 26
interview: 2016 February 01
Geography: creation: Šaľa (Slovakia)
Language: Hungarian
Extent: 9 digital files : WMA.
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Forum Institute, Samorin, Slovakia/Zoltán Kőrös

Special Collection: The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
Topical Term: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Hungarians--Slovakia.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives.
World War, 1939-1945--Slovakia.
Geographic Name: Slovakia--History--1918-1945.
Šaľa (Slovakia)
Personal Name: Petro, János.
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Zoltán Kőrös in association with Forum Institute, Samorin, donated the interview to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in December 2019.
Conditions on Access: Restrictions on access. Interview is viewable onsite at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum only.
Conditions on Use: Restrictions on use. Permission for use must be approved by the donor, Zoltán Kőrös. These requests can be sent directly to zolo.koros@gmail.com
Copyright Holder: Zoltán Kőrös
: Record last modified: 2022-10-27 09:50:37
This page: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn720624

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