Oral history interview with Leopold Sommerfeld

Identifier
irn616245
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2017.553.12
  • RG-50.998.0012
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Swedish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn616245

Extent and Medium

1 digital file, MP4

Creator(s)

  • Carolyn Östberg

Biographical History

This is a witness interview of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Perpetrators, Collaborators, and Witnesses: The Jeff and Toby Herr Testimony Initiative, a multi-year project to record the testimonies of non-Jewish witnesses to the Holocaust.

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

No restrictions on use

People

  • Carolyn Östberg
  • Sommerfeld, Leopold.
  • Leopold Sommerfeld

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Swedish.
  • Jews--Identity.
  • Holocaust survivors--Sweden.
  • Göteborg (Sweden)
  • Jews, Polish--Sweden.
  • Jews--Sweden--Göteborg.
  • Men--Personal narratives.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Refugees.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Sweden.
  • Antisemitism--Sweden--Göteborg.
  • Jews--Social life and customs.
  • Altruism.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Sweden.

Genre

  • Oral History
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