Oral history interview with Francis Purcell

Identifier
irn709044
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1995.A.1289.36
  • RG-50.205.0036
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn709044

Extent and Medium

1 DVD,

Biographical History

The interview with Francis Purcell was conducted on January 15, 1985 by the Second Generation of Long Island as part of a project to document the testimonies of Holocaust survivors on Long Island, New York, and Israel. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received a copy of the interview in September 2019 from the Honorable Syd Mandelbaum, Commissioner for the Nassau County (NY) Commission on Human Rights and Founder of Second Generation of Long Island.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Second Generation of Long Island

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

People

  • Purcell, Francis.
  • Francis Purcell

Corporate Bodies

  • United States. Army

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--United States.

Genre

  • Oral History
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