Oral history interview with Cecile Kassow

Identifier
irn47940
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2007.416.2
  • RG-50.650.0001
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn47940

Extent and Medium

2 sound cassettes (60 min.),

Creator(s)

  • Joan Ringelheim

Biographical History

Joan Ringelheim donated her interview with Cecile Kassow to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on August 23, 2007. Dr. Ringelheim recorded the interview as part of her scholarly work on women and the Holocaust.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Joan Ringelheim

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

People

  • Joan Ringelheim
  • Fintel, Slava, 1930-2010.
  • Kassow, Cecile, 1923-1994.
  • Cecile Kassow

Subjects

  • Jews--Sexual behavior.
  • Sharkaŭshchyna (Belarus)
  • Childbirth.
  • Pastavy (Belarus)
  • Prostitution--Belarus.
  • Abortion--Belarus.
  • Antisemitism.
  • Jews--Belarus--Sharkaŭshchyna.
  • Holocaust survivors--United States.
  • Jewish ghettos--Belarus.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue.
  • Women--Crimes against.
  • Altruism--Belarus.
  • Holocaust survivors--Mental health.
  • Czosnów (Poland)
  • Women guerrillas.
  • Women--Personal narratives.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Poland.
  • United States--Emigration and immigration.
  • Jewish women in the Holocaust.
  • Hiding places--Poland.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Jewish resistance.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
  • Women--Sexual behavior.

Genre

  • Oral histories.
  • Oral History
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