Philip N. Backstrom Survivor Lecture Series transcript. 1995. Miriam Webb

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Title:
Philip N. Backstrom Survivor Lecture Series transcript. 1995. Miriam Webb
Title (alt.):
Miriam Webb : 1995
Description:
Holocaust survivor Miriam Webb discusses her experiences during the Holocaust as part of the Philip N. Backstrom Survivor Lecture Series held during Northeastern University's annual Holocaust Awareness Week. Webb, originally from Lithuania, was a university student in the city of Kaunas when the war began. She was forced to live in a ghetto near Kaunas and survived by working in a kitchen and later hiding in a barn. She describes the brutality of the killings in Kaunas and answers audience questions.
Creator:
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.). Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Committee
Speaker:
Webb, Miriam
Date:
1995
Format:
Documents
Genre:
transcripts
Location:
Northeastern University Library
Archives and Special Collections
(A67) Miriam Webb, Location 89/4 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Committee records (A67)
Series:
Holocaust awareness series. Backstrom Holocaust survivors speakers series ; 1995
Subjects:
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives
Jewish ghettos
Kurkliai (Lithuania)
Ghetto
Webb, Miriam
Places:
Kaunas (Lithuania)
Extent:
14 pages
Link to Item:
http://hdl.handle.net/2047/D20374732
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Language:
English
Notes:
Part of lecture series, "Holocaust Awareness Committee: a time to bear witness."
Identifier:
TLC_0067