Oral history interview with Jack Silven

Identifier
irn723837
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2021.38.1
  • RG-90.173.0001
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn723837

Extent and Medium

1 digital file, MOV

Creator(s)

  • David Silven

Biographical History

David Silven donated his interview with his father Jack Silven to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in April 2021.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of David Silven

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

People

  • Jack Silven
  • Silven, Jack, 1919-1999.
  • David Silven

Corporate Bodies

  • United States. Army

Subjects

  • Jewish soldiers--United States.
  • France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Jewish.
  • Jewish refugees.
  • Toulouse (France)
  • Brussels (Belgium)
  • World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--United States.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Refugees.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Belgium.
  • United States--Emigration and immigration.
  • Belgium--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
  • Jews, Polish--Belgium.
  • Saint-Gaudens (France)
  • World War, 1939-1945--United States.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--France.
  • Jews--Persecutions--Poland.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
  • Pittsburgh (Pa.)
  • Jews--Belgium--Brussels.
  • Jews--Poland--Biała Podlaska.
  • Lublin (Poland : Voivodeship)
  • Biała Podlaska (Poland)
  • Holocaust survivors.
  • World War, 1939-1945--France.
  • Men--Personal narratives.

Genre

  • Oral History
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