Oral history interview with Semmy Riekerk

Identifier
irn506555
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1989.67.72
  • RG-50.012.0072
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn506555

Extent and Medium

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

Creator(s)

  • Malka Drucker
  • Gay Block

Biographical History

Gay Block and Malka Drucker produced the interview with Semmy Riekerk on July 13, 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

  • Gay Block
  • Riekerk, Semmy, 1916-2014.
  • Semmy Riekerk
  • Malka Drucker

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Netherlands.
  • Prisoners of war--Netherlands.
  • Antisemitism--Netherlands.
  • Amsterdam (Netherlands)
  • Netherlands--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Registers.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Women--Netherlands.
  • Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust--Netherlands.
  • Hiding places--Netherlands.
  • Jews--Persecutions--Netherlands.
  • Women--Personal narratives.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Netherlands--Personal narratives.
  • Political prisoners--Netherlands.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--Netherlands.
  • Jews--Netherlands.
  • Holland (Netherlands : Province)
  • Hidden children (Holocaust)--Netherlands.

Genre

  • Oral History
  • Oral histories.
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