Oral history interview with Ruth K. Westheimer

Identifier
irn47891
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2012.237.1
  • RG-50.030.0675
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn47891

Extent and Medium

1 digital file, WAV

Creator(s)

  • Bret Werb

Biographical History

Bret Werb, on behalf of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Oral History Branch, conducted the oral history interview with Ruth K. Westheimer in New York, NY on October 9, 2012.

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

  • Westheimer, Ruth K. (Ruth Karola), 1928-
  • Bret Werb
  • Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer

Subjects

  • Women--Personal narratives.
  • World War, 1939-1945.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Songs and music.
  • Jews--Persecutions--Germany.
  • Jewish refugees--Switzerland.
  • Jewish children in the Holocaust.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
  • Switzerland.
  • Germany.
  • Holocaust survivors--Interviews.

Genre

  • Oral histories.
  • Oral History
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