Oral history interview with Jacob Oversloot and Martha Oversloot

Identifier
irn506551
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1989.67.68
  • RG-50.012.0068
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn506551

Extent and Medium

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

Creator(s)

  • Malka Drucker
  • Gay Block

Biographical History

Gay Block and Malka Drucker produced the interview with Jacob and Martha Oversloot on June 5, 1987 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

  • Oversloot, Jacob, 1906-1990.
  • Malka Drucker
  • Martha Oversloot
  • Jacob Oversloot
  • Oversloot, Martha, 1903-1994.
  • Gay Block

Subjects

  • Interfaith marriage.
  • Los Angeles (Calif.)
  • World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Dutch.
  • World War, 1914-1918--Netherlands.
  • Rotterdam (Netherlands)
  • Demmerik (Netherlands)
  • World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Netherlands.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue.
  • Netherlands--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
  • Star of David badges.
  • Christians--Netherlands.
  • Women--Personal narratives.
  • Amsterdam (Netherlands)
  • United States--Emigration and immigration.
  • Jews--Persecutions--Netherlands.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Netherlands--Personal narratives.
  • Men--Personal narratives.

Genre

  • Oral histories.
  • Oral History
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