Summary Information

Title: Jonas Guttman Oral History Interview
Inclusive Dates: 1994-1995

Creator:

• Guttman, Jonas

Call Number: Audio 1433A; SC 2944

Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder) and 6 tape recordings

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Oral history interview with Jonas Guttman describing his experiences as a Polish Jew before and during the German occupation of Poland consisting of recordings with partial transcripts. Guttman describes his life as a Jew in Radom, Poland with detailed accounts of the relationship between the Jewish community and the Polish community, the family business, and religious observance and education before World War II. Also documented are his personal recollections of his experiences in the ghetto, in the work camps, and in Germany immediately after World War II. Although most cassettes have corresponding transcripts, some cassettes have no transcripts and some transcripts do not correspond to the existing tapes.

Note:

Forms part of the Wisconsin Jewish Archives.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-tape01433a

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