Oral history interview with Israel Unikowski

Identifier
irn502599
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1998.A.0159.12
  • RG-50.472.0012
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Yiddish
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn502599

Extent and Medium

2 sound cassettes (60 min.),

Creator(s)

  • David P. Boder

Biographical History

David P. Boder conducted the interview with Israel Unikowski on August 2, 1946, at Chateau de Boucicaut near Paris, France. Boder recorded the interview in German, and Bernard Wolf translated the first draft of the interview into English. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum acquired a copy of the interview from the Library of Congress in 1998.

Archival History

Library of Congress - Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division (MBRS)

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, acquired from the Library of Congress

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

People

  • Boder, David P. (David Pablo), 1886-1961.
  • Israel Unikowski
  • Gebirtig, Mordecai, 1877-1942.
  • Rumkowski, Mordecai Hayim.
  • Unikowski, Israel, 1928-
  • David P. Boder

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Men--Personal narratives.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
  • Refugee camps--France.
  • France.
  • Death marches.
  • Gas chambers.
  • Romanies--Crimes against--Poland.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Deportations from Poland.
  • Tuberculosis--Poland--Łódź.
  • Romanies--Poland--Oswiecim.
  • Jews--Persecutions--Poland.
  • Jewish orphans--Poland--Łódź.
  • Jewish orphans--Poland--Kalisz.
  • Jewish cemeteries--Poland--Łódź.
  • Crematoriums.
  • Concentration camp tattoos.
  • Concentration camp inmates--Selection process.
  • Kalisz (Poland)
  • Germany--Armed Forces.
  • Thematic Apperception Test.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Personal narratives.
  • Concentration camps--Songs and music.
  • Hospitals--Poland--Łódź.
  • Blockälteste--Germany.
  • Concentration camp inmates as artists.
  • Jews--Poland--Kalisz.
  • Jewish orphanages--Poland--Łódź.
  • Jewish orphanages--Poland--Kalisz.
  • Jewish ghettos--Poland--Łódź.
  • Jewish councils--Poland--Łódź.
  • Holocaust survivors--France--Interviews.
  • Escapes--Poland--Łódź.
  • Dental technicians--France.
  • Oświęcim (Poland)
  • Łódź (Poland)

Genre

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