Oral history interview with Leon Kowner

Identifier
irn44158
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.603.2
  • RG-50.637.0002
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Hebrew
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn44158

Extent and Medium

1 videocassette (DVCAM), sound, color ; 1/4 in.

Creator(s)

  • Ms. Teresa A. Pollin

Biographical History

Associate Curator Teresa Pollin conducted the interview with Leon Kowner in Israel on March 29, 2005 for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's "Give Me Your Children: Voices from the Lodz Ghetto" exhibition.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

People

  • Leon Kowner
  • Zymler-Svantesson, Helena.
  • Fogelbaum, Melania, 1911-1944.
  • Kowner, Leon.
  • Ms. Teresa A. Pollin

Corporate Bodies

  • Nazi Party

Subjects

  • Jewish children in the Holocaust.
  • Holocaust survivors--Israel--Interviews.
  • Berlin (Germany)
  • Litzmannstadt-Getto (Łódź, Poland)
  • Jews--Education--Poland.
  • Jewish ghettos--Poland--Łódź.
  • Star of David badges.
  • Jews--Persecutions--Poland.
  • Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--Poland.
  • Łódź (Poland)
  • Rationing--Poland.
  • Poets--Poland--Łódź.
  • Men--Personal narratives.
  • Illiterate persons.
  • Kapos.
  • Forced labor.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Conscript labor.
  • Concentration camp inmates.
  • Spree River (Germany)
  • Death march survivors.
  • Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
  • Artists--Poland--Łódź.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
  • Death marches.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Deportations from Poland.
  • Jews--Poland--Łódź.
  • Jews--Social life and customs.

Genre

  • Oral History
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