Oral history interview with John Komski

Identifier
irn504609
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1990.401.1
  • RG-50.030.0115
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504609

Extent and Medium

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

Creator(s)

  • Linda G. Kuzmack

Biographical History

Linda G. Kuzmack, on behalf of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, conducted the interview with John Komski on June 7, 1990. This interview is one of 51 oral histories included in the Miles Lerman Center for the Study of Jewish Resistance.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection

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

Restrictions on use. Interview cannot be used for sale in the Museum Shop. Interview cannot be used by a third party for creation of a work for commercial purposes.

People

  • Komski, John, 1915-2002.
  • Linda G. Kuzmack
  • John Komski

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
  • Men--Personal narratives.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Poland.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Jewish resistance--Poland.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Deportations from Poland.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
  • Slovaks.
  • Refugee camps--Germany.
  • Jews--Persecutions--Poland.
  • Jewish painters.
  • Identification cards--Forgeries--Poland.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Personal narratives.
  • Forced Labor--Poland.
  • False certification--Poland.
  • Death marches.
  • Death march survivors.
  • Concentration camp inmates as artists.
  • Concentration camp escapes--Poland.
  • United States--Emigration and immigration.
  • Artists.
  • Oświęcim (Poland)
  • Kraków (Poland)
  • Hersbruck (Germany)
  • Galicia (Poland and Ukraine)

Genre

  • Oral History
  • Oral histories.
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