Cantor Henry Butensky testimony

Identifier
irn49911
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2012.398.1
Dates
1 Jan 1989 - 31 Dec 1989
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Cantor Henry Butensky

Cantor Henry Butensky donated his testimony to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012 as part of the Museum's 20th anniversary activities in Boca Raton.

Scope and Content

Consists of a copy of written testimony, 5 pages, by Cantor Henry Butensky, a member of the 66th Infantry of the 71st Division of the United States Army. In his testimony, written in 1989, Butensky described his experiences liberating a labor camp near Wels, Austria, the Straubing concentration camp, and the Gunskirchen concentration camp. Cantor Butensky, who spoke Yiddish, reflected on the liberations in the context of his own Jewish background.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Cantor Henry Butensky

Subjects

Genre

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