Oral history interview with Frank Cohn

Identifier
irn720740
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2020.161.1
  • RG-50.030.1082
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn720740

Extent and Medium

4 digital files, WAV

Creator(s)

  • Ina Navazelskis

Biographical History

Ina Navazelskis, on behalf of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Oral History Branch, conducted the oral history interview with Frank Cohn on June 24 and 25, 2020. The interview was conducted remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Copyright Holder: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

People

  • Ina Navazelskis
  • Cohn, Frank.
  • Mr. Frank Cohn

Corporate Bodies

  • United States. Army. Infantry Division, 87th
  • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Subjects

  • Fort Jackson (S.C.)
  • World War, 1939-1945--Military intelligence--United States.
  • Antisemitism--Germany.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany.
  • Nuremberg War Crime Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, 1946-1949.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Refugees.
  • Holocaust survivors--United States.
  • Wroclaw (Poland)
  • France.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front.
  • United States--Emigration and immigration.
  • Fort Benning (Ga.)
  • Men--Personal narratives.
  • Anti-Jewish boycotts--Germany.
  • Military training camps--United States.
  • Military interrogation--United States.
  • Magdeburg (Germany)
  • Wiesbaden (Germany)
  • Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
  • Nuremberg (Germany)
  • World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--United States.
  • Jewish soldiers--United States.
  • World War, 1939-1945--German Americans.
  • Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945.
  • Belgium.
  • England.
  • Draftees--United States.
  • Jewish businesspeople--Germany.
  • New York (N.Y.)
  • Cologne (Germany)
  • World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Jewish.
  • Jews--Poland--Wroclaw.

Genre

  • Oral History
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