Oral history interview with Vessilin Venkov

Identifier
irn512779
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.A.0454.11
  • RG-50.223.0011
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Bulgarian
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn512779

Extent and Medium

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

Biographical History

The interview with Vessilin Venkov was conducted on May 21, 1992 by Roy and Anne Freed as part of a project documenting the testimonies of individuals who witnessed the Bulgarians' frustration of the Nazi demand for the deportation of their 50,000 Jews. The interview was received by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in January 1994.

Archival History

Roy Freed

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

People

  • Venkov, Vessilin.
  • Vessilin Venkov

Subjects

  • Holocaust survivors--Bulgaria.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.

Genre

  • Oral History
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