Oral history interview with Léon Klein
Extent and Medium
2 digital files, WAV
Creator(s)
- Peggy Frankston
Biographical History
Peggy Frankston, on behalf of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Oral History Branch, conducted the oral history interview with Léon Klein on November 22, 2013 in Romainville, France.
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
- Kapel, Shmuel René.
- Klein, Léon, 1921-
- Peggy Frankston
- Léon Klein
Corporate Bodies
- Fresnes Prison
Subjects
- Communist -- Associations, institutions, etc.
- Men--Personal narratives.
- World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--France.
- World War, 1939-1945--Deportations from France.
- Torture.
- Tailors--France.
- Star of David badges.
- Passing (Identity)--France.
- Jews, Polish--France.
- Jews--France--Paris.
- Interfaith dating--France.
- Identification cards--Forgeries--France.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--France--Personal narratives.
- Holocaust survivors--France.
- Farms--France--La Loupe.
- Escapes.
- Concentration camp inmates.
- Bombing, Aerial--France.
- Arrest--France.
- France
- Fresnes (France)
- Romainville (France)
- La Loupe (France)
- France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
- Eure-et-Loir (France)
- Paris (France)
- 20e Arrondissement (Paris, France)
Genre
- Oral History
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