Oral history interview with Leon Merrick

Identifier
irn598173
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • RG-50.999.0060
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn598173

Extent and Medium

1 digital file, MP3

Biographical History

This is an interview conducted for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's First Person Program, a seasonal program that enables USHMM visitors to hear Holocaust survivors tell their life stories in their own words.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

People

  • Merrick, Leon.
  • Leon Merrick

Subjects

  • Czestochowa (Poland)
  • United States--Emigration and immigration.
  • Holocaust survivors--United States.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Poland.
  • Jewish ghettos--Poland--Łódź.
  • Men--Personal narratives.
  • Death marches.
  • Łódź (Poland)
  • Kielce (Poland)
  • Forced labor.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Deportations from Poland.
  • Jews--Poland--Łódź.
  • Death march survivors.
  • Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
  • Concentration camp inmates.

Genre

  • Oral History
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