Finding aid for the American Jewish Committee Holocaust Project Records


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: American Jewish Committee Holocaust Project
Title: American Jewish Committee Holocaust Project Records
Dates: 1973-1975
Extent: 1.20 linear feet (2 containers)
Abstract: The American Jewish Committee Holocaust Project was designed to interview Holocaust survivors and their families with emphasis on their adjustment here. Twenty-three Northeast Ohio survivors were interviewed as part of the national project. These interviews were conducted by Judah Rubinstein and Bea Stadtler. Copies of all transcripts are stored at the William E. Wiener Oral History Library of the American Jewish Committee in New York. Excerpts of the interviews were published in the book, Voices from the Holocaust, edited by Sylvia Rothchild and published in 1981. The collection consists of transcripts of interviews with twenty-three Holocaust survivors residing in Northeast Ohio. The collection also includes adminstrative materials such as guidelines for interviewers, background information about potential interviewees, and correspondence with interviewees.
MS Number MS 4582
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English