Oral history interview with Johanna Hak and Wilhelm Hak

Identifier
irn506518
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1989.67.35
  • RG-50.012.0035
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn506518

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 Johanna and Wilhelm Hak on July 12, 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

  • Hak, Wilhelm, 1911-
  • Johanna Hak
  • Malka Drucker
  • Hak, Johanna.
  • Wilhelm Hak
  • Gay Block

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Netherlands.
  • Hiding places--Netherlands.
  • Baptists--Netherlands.
  • Rationing--Netherlands.
  • Netherlands--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
  • Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust--Netherlands.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--Netherlands.
  • Food stamps--Netherlands.
  • Men--Personal narratives.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Netherlands--Personal narratives.
  • Women--Personal narratives.

Genre

  • Oral histories.
  • Oral History
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