Oral history interview with Irving Balsam

Identifier
irn509081
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1992.A.0125.4
  • RG-50.233.0004
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn509081

Extent and Medium

2 sound cassettes (90 min.),

Creator(s)

  • Kevin Wayne

Biographical History

Kevin Wayne, of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum ID Card Project, conducted the interview with Irving Balsam in Bronx, NY on March 15, 1992.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

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

No restrictions on use

People

  • Kevin Wayne
  • Balsam, Irving, 1924-
  • Irving Balsam

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Jewish ghettos--Poland--Praszka.
  • Praszka (Poland)
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
  • Men--Personal narratives.
  • Województwo Wielkopolskie (Poland)
  • Lagisza (Poland)
  • War crime trials.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Poland.
  • Jews--Poland--Praszka.
  • Antisemitism--Poland.
  • Holocaust survivors--United States.
  • Forced labor.
  • Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
  • Antisemitism in education.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Poland.
  • Jewish youth--Poland.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Deportations from Poland.
  • Passing (Identity)--Poland.

Genre

  • Oral History
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