Oral history interview with Erica Polak

Identifier
irn37132
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2007.187.14
  • RG-50.582.0014
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn37132

Extent and Medium

3 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 Erica Polak on November 14, 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

  • Polak, Erica--Interviews.
  • Ms. Erica Polak
  • Ms. Aviva Slesin
  • Slesin, Aviva.

Subjects

  • Jewish children in the Holocaust.
  • Kindertransports (Rescue operations)
  • Hidden chidren (Holocaust)

Genre

  • Documentary films.
  • Oral History
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