Oral history interview with Binjamin Wilkomirski

Identifier
irn505916
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1997.A.0385
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn505916

Extent and Medium

6 videocassettes (Betacam SP),

Creator(s)

  • Joan Ringelheim

Biographical History

It was discovered and documented that Binjamin Wilkomirski was an alias of Bruno Dössekker who, in turn, was born Bruno Grosjean in Biel, Switzerland, on February 12, 1941. Binjamin Wilkomirski feigned being a Holocaust survivor, and his entire testimony was fraudulent. Deaccessioned, November 4, 2002, and transferred to the Institutional Archives.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

People

  • Joan Ringelheim
  • Wilkomirski, Binjamin.

Genre

  • Oral History
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