Oral history interview with John H. Weidner

Identifier
irn506577
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1989.67.94
  • RG-50.012.0094
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn506577

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 John H. Weidner on April 8, 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

  • Gay Block
  • Malka Drucker
  • John H. Weidner
  • Weidner, John H.

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Psychological aspects.
  • United States--Emigration and immigration.
  • Netherlands--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
  • France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
  • Men--Personal narratives.
  • Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust.
  • Netherlands.
  • Christians--Netherlands.
  • Identification cards--Forgeries.
  • Jewish refugees--France.
  • Jews--Persecutions.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
  • Lyon (France)
  • World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue.
  • Jews, German--France.

Genre

  • Oral History
  • Oral histories.
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