Oral history interview with Mordecai Surkis

Identifier
irn557410
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1991.A.0067.25
  • RG-50.968.0024
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn557410

Extent and Medium

1 sound cassette,

Creator(s)

  • Tad Szulc

Biographical History

Tad Szulc donated the Gaynor I. Jacobson collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in July 1991. Tad Szulc produced the oral history interview with Mordecai Surkis while conducting research for various books (among them "Rescue!") and articles relating to the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS). The interview was originally cataloged under RG-34.002.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Tad Szulc

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

People

  • Tad Szulc
  • Mordecai Surkis
  • Surkis, Mordecai.

Corporate Bodies

  • Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society of America
  • American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

Subjects

  • Jews--Europe.
  • Israel--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
  • Jews--Migrations.
  • Holocaust survivors--Interviews.
  • Jews--Israel.
  • United States--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.

Genre

  • Oral History
This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.

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