Oral history interview with Jerry Slivka

Identifier
irn506694
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1998.A.0230
  • RG-50.549.02.0027
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn506694

Extent and Medium

4 sound cassettes (60 min.),

Creator(s)

  • Arwin Donohue

Biographical History

Arwin Donohue, on behalf of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, conducted the oral history interview with Jerry Slivka on October 22 and 23, 1998.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, courtesy of the Jeff and Toby Herr Foundation

Funding Note: The production of this interview was made possible by Jeff and Toby Herr.

Funding Note: The cataloging of this oral history interview has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

People

  • Arwin Donohue
  • Jerry Slivka
  • Slivka, Jerry, 1915-

Subjects

  • Men--Personal narratives.
  • Jewish refugees--Germany.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Study and teaching.
  • Holocaust memorials--Ukraine.
  • Boston (Mass.)
  • Portland (Me.)
  • United States--Emigration and immigration.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Ukraine--Personal narratives.
  • Povorsk (Ukraine)
  • Forced labor--Soviet Union.
  • Refugee camps--Italy.
  • Jews--Religious life.
  • Jews--Ukraine.
  • Holocaust survivors--United States.

Genre

  • Oral histories.
  • Oral History
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