Oral history interview with Helene Gettner

Identifier
irn511624
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1992.A.0129.15
  • RG-50.029.0015
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn511624

Extent and Medium

1 videocassette (VHS), sound, color ; 1/2 in.

Creator(s)

  • Larry Papier

Biographical History

The interview with Helene Gettner was produced by Larry Papier as part of a project to interview Holocaust survivors in the Washington, D.C. area. This volunteer project was conducted with support and technical advice from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received the interview in 1992.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Larry Papier

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Restrictions on use. Videotaped interviews must not be used in commercial stores for profit.

People

  • Larry Papier
  • Gettner, Helene, 1932-
  • Helene Gettner

Subjects

  • Women--Personal narratives.
  • Orphanages--Belgium.
  • Oreye (Belgium)
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
  • Antwerp (Belgium)
  • Jews--Persecutions--Belgium.
  • Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust.
  • Jews--Belgium--Antwerp.
  • Hidden children (Holocaust)--Belgium.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Belgium.
  • Belgium--Ethnic relations.
  • Belgium--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
  • Holocaust survivors--United States.
  • Brussels (Belgium)
  • Jewish children in the Holocaust.
  • United States--Emigration and immigration.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue.

Genre

  • Oral History
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