Oral history interview with Wilhelm Tarnawski and Mary Tarnawski

Identifier
irn506568
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1989.67.85
  • RG-50.012.0085
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • Polish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn506568

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 Wilhelm and Mary Tarnawski on July 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

  • Tarnawski, Mary, 1921-
  • Tarnawski, Wilhelm, 1911-
  • Malka Drucker
  • Gay Block
  • Wilhelm Tarnawski
  • Mary Tarnawski

Subjects

  • Jewish women in the Holocaust.
  • Women--Personal narratives.
  • Men--Personal narratives.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue.
  • Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust.
  • Interfaith marriage--Poland.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany--Personal narratives.
  • Holocaust survivors--Israel.
  • Hiding places--Poland.
  • Hidden children (Holocaust)--Poland.
  • Catholics.
  • Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
  • Galicia (Poland and Ukraine)
  • Israel--Emigration and immigration.

Genre

  • Oral History
  • Oral histories.
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