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USC Shoah Foundation Institute testimony of Leo Kohut

Oral History | VHA Interview Code: 35585
Interviewee
Leo Kohut
Experience Group
Jewish Survivor
Gender
M
Interview Length
2:51:46
Interview Date
12/5/1997
Interview Location
CA / U.S.A.
Birth Year
1917
Birth City
Bratislava (Czechoslovakia)
Birth Country
Austria-Hungary
Language
German

About This Oral History

Camps
Horgau (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Sered (Czechoslovakia : Concentration Camp)
Bergen-Belsen (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Sachsenhausen (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Augsburg (Germany : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Hiding or False Identity Location
Bratislava (Czechoslovakia)
Liberated By
armed forces/ United States
Location of Liberation
Bavaria (Germany : State)
Other Experiences
concealment of Jewish identity
forced labor battalions/ Slovak
Prewar Religious Identity
Orthodox Judaism
Postwar Religious Identity
Agnosticism
Aid Giver/ Liberator or War Crimes Trials Participant or Witness
aid givers
Description
Forms part of the USC Shoah Foundation Institute Visual History Archive.
Special Collection
USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive

Administrative History

Rights and Restrictions

Restrictions
On-site access only. Registration required.
 
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