"In Memory of Arie Eshkoli: The War Stories"

Identifier
irn516282
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.75.1
Dates
1 Jan 1990 - 31 Dec 1990
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn516282

Extent and Medium

folder

1

2 sound cassettes,

Creator(s)

  • Arie Eshkoli

Biographical History

Arie Eshkoli, born Leon Grappa, originally of Ostrów Mazowiecki, Poland, worked for the underground before being arrested in 1939 and shipped to a Russian labor camp. He was released in late 1940 and fought with the Polish Red Army. He participated in the liberation of the Majdanek concentration camp and worked for the post-war Zionist movement before immigrating to Israel in 1947.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Daphne Kaufman donated this collection of interview material with her grandfather to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Jan. 14, 2005.

Scope and Content

Consists of a manuscript entitled "In Memory of Arie Eshkoli: The War Stories," by Daphne Kaufman, which is based on taped interviews with Mr. Eshkoli, her grandfather.

People

  • Arie Eshkoli

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.

Other Connected Items