Oral histories from the WXXI, Channel 21 (Rochester) collection
Acquisition
The interviews were conducted by Paul Lewis for WXXI's documentary Safe Haven. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received the extant copies of the interview in July 1991.
Scope and Content
The interviews document the stories of some of the 982 Holocaust survivors, from 18 countries, whom were interned at the Fort Ontario Army Camp in Oswego, NY for 18 months from August 1944 to December 1946.
Genre
- Collection