Oral history interview with Simon Kagan

Identifier
irn723020
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2020.217.1
  • RG-90.151.0001
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn723020

Extent and Medium

1 digital file, MPEG-4

Creator(s)

  • Martin Simms

Biographical History

Simon Garfinkel donated the interview with his grandfather Simon Kagan to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in October 2020.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Simon Garfinkel

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

People

  • Martin Simms
  • Kagan, Simon, 1930-1993.
  • Simon Kagan

Subjects

  • Jews--Persecutions--Belarus.
  • Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
  • Mir (Belarus)
  • Jewish families.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Belarus--Mir.
  • Jewish ghettos--Belarus--Mir.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Children--Belarus.
  • Massacres--Belarus--Mir.
  • Hiding places.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
  • Mass murder--Belarus--Mir.
  • Jews--Belarus--Mir.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities.
  • Jewish children in the Holocaust.
  • Jews--Crimes against.
  • Belarus--History--German occupation, 1941-1944.
  • Men--Personal narratives.
  • Holocaust survivors.
  • Guerrillas--Belarus.
  • Holocaust survivors--Family relationships.
  • Prisoners of war--Belarus.

Genre

  • Oral History
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