Oral history interview with Irene Opdyke

Identifier
irn506549
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1989.67.66
  • RG-50.012.0066
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn506549

Extent and Medium

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

Creator(s)

  • Malka Drucker
  • Gay Block

Biographical History

Gay Block and Malka Drucker produced the interview with Irene Opdyke on May 2, 1987 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

  • Malka Drucker
  • Irene G. Opdyke
  • Opdyke, Irene Gut, 1921-
  • Gay Block

Subjects

  • Women--Personal narratives.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--Poland.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Personal narratives.
  • Holocaust survivors--United States.
  • Children of Holocaust survivors--United States.
  • Antisemitism--Poland.
  • Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
  • Jews--Persecutions--Poland.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Study and teaching.
  • Catholics--Poland.
  • Phoenix (Ariz.)

Genre

  • Oral History
  • Oral histories.
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