Oral history interview with Halina Melnyczuk

Identifier
irn510794
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1984.1.1.18
  • RG-50.157.0018
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn510794

Extent and Medium

2 sound cassettes (60 min.),

Creator(s)

  • Beverly Kragen

Biographical History

The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council interviewed Halina Melnyczuk on September 17, 1984 as part of the international conference "Faith in Humankind: Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust" held at the U. S. Department of State, Washington, DC.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Council

Funding Note: The cataloging of this oral history interview has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

People

  • Melnyczuk, Helena Zahajkewicz, 1921-
  • Halina S. Melnyczuk
  • Beverly Kragen

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Deportations.
  • Kraków (Poland)
  • Vienna (Austria)
  • Altruism.
  • Rationing.
  • Przemysl (Poland)
  • Catholics--Ukraine.
  • Warsaw (Poland)
  • Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
  • Hiding places--Poland--Przemysl.
  • Holocaust survivors--United States.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--Poland.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Women.
  • Jews--Poland--Przemysl.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
  • Ukraine--History--German occupation, 1941-1944.
  • Jewish ghettos--Poland--Przemysl.
  • Women--Personal narratives.

Genre

  • Oral History
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