Oral history interview with Ruth Wallerstein Samuel

Identifier
irn512746
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1996.A.0458.22
  • RG-50.413.0022
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn512746

Extent and Medium

1 videocassette (Betacam SP),

Biographical History

The interview with Ruth Samuel was conducted on August 6, 1994 by Safe Haven, Inc. as part of a project documenting the testimonies of refugees from the Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter in Oswego, NY. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received a copy of the interview in April 1996.

Archival History

Safe Haven Inc.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, acquired from Safe Haven, Inc.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

People

  • Samuel, Ruth Wallerstein.
  • Ruth Samuel

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Women--Personal narratives.
  • Holocaust survivors--United States.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Refugees.
  • Jewish refugees.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
  • Jewish women in the Holocaust.
  • United States--Emigration and immigration.
  • Italy.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Jews--United States.
  • Oswego (N.Y.)
  • Jews, German--United States.
  • Germany.

Genre

  • Oral History
This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.

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