Oral history interview with Leon Merrick

Identifier
irn598507
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • RG-50.999.0394
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn598507

Extent and Medium

3 digital files, MP4

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

  • Leon Merrick
  • Merrick, Leon.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

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

Genre

  • Oral History
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