Oral history interview with Elizabeth Lighton
Extent and Medium
2 videocassettes (Digital Betacam), sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Creator(s)
- Ms. Aviva Slesin
Biographical History
Documentary filmmaker, Aviva Slesin, conducted the oral history interview with Elizabeth Lighton along with her daughter Terry Cahn-Tober on October 27, 1999 for her film, Secret Lives: Hidden Children and Their Rescuers During WWII. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received the interview in June 2006.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Aviva Films N.Y. Corp. and Aviva Slesin
Funding Note: The cataloging of this oral history interview has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Restrictions on use. Donor retains copyright. Third party use requests must be submitted to the donor.
Copyright Holder: Ms. Aviva Slesin
People
- Ms. Aviva Slesin
- Ms. Elizabeth Lighton
- Lighton, Elizabeth--Interviews.
- Slesin, Aviva.
Subjects
- Jewish children in the Holocaust.
- Hidden chidren (Holocaust)
- Kindertransports (Rescue operations)
Genre
- Documentary films.
- Oral History