Oral history interview with Jack Ahrens
Extent and Medium
4 sound cassettes (60 min.),
Creator(s)
- Karen Michel
Biographical History
Karen Michel, on behalf of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Oral History Branch, conducted the interview with Jack Ahrens on July 28, 1994 in Queens, NY.
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.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
People
- Ahrens, Jack, 1921-
- Jack Ahrens
- Karen Michel
Subjects
- Belarus--History--German occupation, 1941-1944.
- Holocaust survivors--United States.
- World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Ukraine.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
- Lida (Belarus)
- Black market.
- Hiding places.
- Jewish refugees--Italy.
- Men--Personal narratives.
- Zionism and Judaism.
- New York (N.Y.)
- Antisemitism.
- Turin (Italy)
- United States--Emigration and immigration.
- Jews--Belarus--Lida.
- Cleveland (Ohio)
- Holocaust survivors--Italy.
- Holocaust survivors--Religious life.
- L'viv (Ukraine)
Genre
- Oral History
- Oral histories.
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