Oral history interview with Ruth Alper

Identifier
irn506640
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1999.A.0285
  • RG-50.106.0129
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn506640

Extent and Medium

2 sound cassettes (60 min.),

Creator(s)

  • Esther Finder

Biographical History

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Oral History branch conducted this interview on December 22, 1999. The interview was transferred to the Archives on January 7, 2000.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Funding Note: The cataloging of this oral history interview has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

People

  • Alper, Ruth, 1932-
  • Esther Finder
  • Ruth Alper

Subjects

  • Havana (Cuba)
  • Women--Personal narratives.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Public opinion.
  • World War, 1939-1945--German Americans.
  • Kristallnacht, 1938.
  • Jewish refugees--Cuba.
  • Jewish children in the Holocaust.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany--Personal narratives.
  • Antisemitism--United States.
  • Antisemitism--Germany.
  • United States--Emigration and immigration.
  • Miami (Fla.)
  • Germany.
  • Cuba--Emigration and immigration.

Genre

  • Oral History
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