Oral history interview with Arnold Douwes and Seine Otten

Identifier
irn506504
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1989.67.21
  • RG-50.012.0021
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn506504

Extent and Medium

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

Creator(s)

  • Malka Drucker
  • Gay Block

Biographical History

Gay Block and Malka Drucker produced the interview with Arnold Douwes and Seine Otten on July 17, 1988 for their book "Rescuers: Portraits of Moral Courage in the Holocaust," Holmes & Meier, 1992, as well as their documentary film "They Risked Their Lives: Rescuers of the Holocaust." The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Oral History Branch received the tapes of the interviews from Malka Drucker and Gay Block in March 1989.

Archival History

Gay Block

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

People

  • Otten, Seine, 1910-
  • Malka Drucker
  • Gay Block
  • Seine Otten
  • Douwes, Arnold, 1906-
  • Arnold Douwes

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Netherlands.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--Netherlands.
  • Hiding places--Netherlands.
  • Christians--Netherlands.
  • Netherlands--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
  • Laag-Keppel (Netherlands)
  • Men--Personal narratives.
  • Jews--Persecutions--Netherlands.
  • Jewish refugees--Netherlands.

Genre

  • Oral histories.
  • Oral History
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