Oral history interview with Edward Lessing
Extent and Medium
4 sound cassettes (60 min.),
Creator(s)
- Joe Richmond
Biographical History
Joe Richmond, on behalf of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Oral History Branch, conducted the interview with Edward Lessing on June 28, 1999 in Hudson, N.Y.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, courtesy of the Jeff and Toby Herr Foundation
Funding Note: The production of this interview was made possible by Jeff and Toby Herr.
Funding Note: The cataloging of this oral history interview has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
People
- Mr. Edward Lessing
- Lessing, Edward, 1926-
- Joe Richmond
Subjects
- Israel--Emigration and immigration.
- Utrecht (Netherlands)
- World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Netherlands.
- United States--Emigration and immigration.
- Zionists.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Psychological aspects.
- Netherlands--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
- Jews--Netherlands--Delft.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Netherlands--Personal narratives.
- Schenectady (N.Y.)
- Holocaust survivors--United States.
- Men--Personal narratives.
- Antisemitism.
- Holocaust survivors--Religious life.
- Hidden children (Holocaust)
- Faith (Judaism)
- Hiding places--Netherlands--Delft.
- Holocaust survivors--Travel--Netherlands.
- Delft (Netherlands)
Genre
- Oral histories.
- Oral History
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