Philip N. Backstrom Survivor Lecture Series transcript. 1998. Hersch Altman

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Title:
Philip N. Backstrom Survivor Lecture Series transcript. 1998. Hersch Altman
Title (alt.):
Hersch Altman : 1998
Description:
Holocaust survivor Hersch Altman discusses his experiences during the Holocaust as part of the Philip N. Backstrom Survivor Lecture Series held during Northeastern University's annual Holocaust Awareness Week. Altman, originally from Poland, spent time in a ghetto and hid in the woods with partisans, and was the only one in his family to survive. He also gives an overview of the Holocaust and speaks about his impetus for sharing this history and the challenges of doing so.
Creator:
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.). Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Committee
Speaker:
Altman, Hersch
Date:
1998
Format:
Documents
Genre:
transcripts
Location:
Northeastern University Library
Archives and Special Collections
(A67) Hersch Altman, Location 89/4 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Committee records (A67)
Series:
Holocaust awareness series. Backstrom Holocaust survivors speakers series ; 1998
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945--Jewish resistance
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives
Jewish ghettos
Ghetto
Partisans
Child survivor
Altman, Hersch
Places:
Ukraine
Poland
Extent:
11 pages
Link to Item:
http://hdl.handle.net/2047/D20334980
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Language:
English
Notes:
Part of lecture series, "Holocaust Awareness Committee: a time to bear witness."
Identifier:
0095