Oral history interview with Leon Merrick

Identifier
irn598404
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • RG-50.999.0291
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn598404

Extent and Medium

1 digital file, WAV

Biographical History

This is an interview conducted for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's First Person Program, a seasonal program that enables USHMM visitors to hear Holocaust survivors tell their life stories in their own words.

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

People

  • Merrick, Leon.
  • Leon Merrick

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
  • Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
  • Kielce (Poland)
  • Men--Personal narratives.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Poland.
  • Jewish ghettos--Poland--Łódź.
  • Forced labor.
  • Jews--Poland--Łódź.
  • Death marches.
  • United States--Emigration and immigration.
  • Łódź (Poland)
  • Concentration camp inmates.
  • Holocaust survivors--United States.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Deportations from Poland.
  • Czestochowa (Poland)
  • Death march survivors.

Genre

  • Oral History
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