Oral history interview with Germaine Belline and Liliane Gaffney

Identifier
irn506485
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1989.67.3
  • RG-50.012.0003
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn506485

Extent and Medium

1 videocassette (VHS), sound, color ; 1/2 in.

Creator(s)

  • Gay Block
  • Malka Drucker

Biographical History

Gay Block and Malka Drucker produced the interview with Germaine Belline and Liliane Gaffney on February 20, 1988 for their book "Rescuers: Portraits of Moral Courage in the Holocaust," Holmes & Meier, 1992, as well as their documentary film "They Risked Their Lives: Rescuers of the Holocaust." The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Oral History Branch received the tapes of the interviews from Malka Drucker and Gay Block in March 1989.

Archival History

Gay Block

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

People

  • Belline, Germaine, 1908-
  • Malka Drucker
  • Gay Block
  • Gaffney, Liliane.
  • Germaine Belline
  • Ms. Liliane Gaffney

Subjects

  • Jewish refugees--Africa.
  • Men--Personal narratives.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Belgium--Personal narratives.
  • La Louvière (Belgium)
  • Jewish women in the Holocaust.
  • Jews--Belgium--La Louvière.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Psychological aspects.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--Belgium.
  • Mothers and daughters.
  • Africa.
  • Women--Personal narratives.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Belgium.
  • Jewish families.
  • Jews, Belgium--Africa.
  • United States--Emigration and immigration.

Genre

  • Oral History
  • Oral histories.
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