Oral history interview with Simon Kagan

Identifier
irn723020
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2020.217.1
  • RG-90.151.0001
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn723020

Extent and Medium

1 digital file, MPEG-4

Creator(s)

  • Martin Simms

Biographical History

Simon Garfinkel donated the interview with his grandfather Simon Kagan to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in October 2020.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Simon Garfinkel

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

People

  • Simon Kagan
  • Martin Simms
  • Kagan, Simon, 1930-1993.

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities.
  • Hiding places.
  • Holocaust survivors--Family relationships.
  • Jews--Persecutions--Belarus.
  • Belarus--History--German occupation, 1941-1944.
  • Jewish children in the Holocaust.
  • Holocaust survivors.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Belarus--Mir.
  • Jewish families.
  • Mir (Belarus)
  • Guerrillas--Belarus.
  • Prisoners of war--Belarus.
  • Men--Personal narratives.
  • Massacres--Belarus--Mir.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Children--Belarus.
  • Jews--Belarus--Mir.
  • Jews--Crimes against.
  • Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
  • Jewish ghettos--Belarus--Mir.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
  • Mass murder--Belarus--Mir.

Genre

  • Oral History
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