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| Name: | Holocaust Survivor Testimonies at Baltimore Hebrew University |
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| Affiliation: | Baltimore Jewish Council; Baltimore Hebrew University |
| ADDRESS: | 5800 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215 |
| COUNTRY: | United States |
| TELEPHONE NUMBER: | +(1-410) 578-6936
+(1-410) 578-6900 |
| FAX: | +(1-410) 454-1109 |
| EMAIL: | library@bhu.edu |
| WEBSITE: | http://www.bhu.edu |
| OPERATING HOURS: | By appointment. Appointments can be made by phone or email. No Saturdays. |
| CONTACT PERSON(S): | Primary Contact:
Ms. Valerie LaMotte, Librarian
Primary Contact:
Ms. Elaine Mael, Librarian
Phone: +(1-410) 578-6929
Email: elaine@bhu.edu
Primary Contact:
Ms. Libby White, Director
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| GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION: | Baltimore Hebrew University was founded as Baltimore Hebrew College and Teacher’s Training School in 1919 to promote Jewish scholarship and academic excellence. Baltimore Hebrew University's Joseph Meyerhoff Library is a specialized academic library of Jewish Studies for students, scholars, and the wider community. |
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| OVERVIEW OF ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION: | The Baltimore Jewish Community Archive for Holocaust Testimonies was established in 1988 primarily interviewing survivors living in the Baltimore area.
One hundred thiry-eight videotaped testimonies were produced by the Baltimore Jewish Council's Holocaust Survivor Videotaping Project. The local collection is affiliated with the Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies at Yale University.
The interviews reflect a wide range of experiences endured by European Jews from 1933 to 1945: emigres; escapees to Soviet territories not occupied by the Germans; others who spent the war in hiding; and those who survived concentration camps. The experiences of non-Jews including servicemen who helped liberate the camps, witnesses, and rescuers were also documented as part of the project.
Interested persons may make an appointment and register to view the testimonies at the library. The videos are listed in the library's online catalog, with interviewees identified by first name and last name initial. A printed subject index and summaries of the interviews are available.
Records pertaining to the Video Archive can be searched online through the Meyerhoff Library’s website. Tapes may not be taken from the library, and material from the tapes may not be copied or published without the permission of the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies at Yale University. |
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| Collect Holocaust Oral Histories: | No. |
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| Interview Guidelines: | Yes. |
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| Additional Information: | Baltimore Hebrew University did not conduct the interviews. They were conducted by the Baltimore Jewish Council. Interviews were conducted mostly in English, but some were in Yiddish. |
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| Project Complete: | Yes. |
| Year of First Interview: | 1988 |
| Year of Last Interview: | 1994 |
| Interviews Per Year: | Information Not Available. |
| Average Hours Per Interview: | Information Not Available. |
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| RECORDING METHOD | |
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| Audio: | No. |
| Number of Audio Hours: | N/A |
| Total Number of Audio Interviews: | N/A |
| Number of Audio Reel-To-Reel Interviews: | N/A |
| Number of Audiocassette Interviews: | N/A |
| Number of Interviews in Other Audio Formats: | N/A |
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| Video: | Yes. |
| Number of Video Hours: | Information Not Available. |
| Total Number of Video Interviews: | 138 |
| Number of 1/2-inch Betacam-SP Interviews: | Information Not Available. |
| Number of 3/4-inch U-matic Interviews: | Information Not Available. |
| Number of 1/2-inch VHS interviews: | Information Not Available. |
| Number of Film interviews: | Information Not Available. |
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| RULES: | |
| Access to Collection: | Restricted. (Only tapes and summaries.) |
| Special Requirements for Access or Use: | No. |
| Notice Required to Pull Tapes or Reserve Facility: | Yes. |
| Access Fee: | No. |
| Research Services: | No. |
| Research Fee: | N/A |
| Research Services Requirements: | N/A |
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| Permission Required for Use of Material in | |
| Publications: | Yes. |
| Classrooms: | Information Not Available. |
| Public Lectures: | Information Not Available. |
| Documentaries: | Information Not Available. |
| How To Obtain permission: | Contact the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies at Yale University. |
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| RESOURCES | |
| Format of Collection | |
| Video/Audio: | Information Not Available. |
| Transcripts: | No. |
| Other: | Information Not Available. |
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| On-Site Equipment | |
| Audio: | No. |
| Video: | Yes. |
| Users Can Bring Their Own: | No. |
| Other: | Information Not Available. |
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| Finding Aids | |
| Guide to Collection Available: | No. |
| Published: | N/A |
| Guide Cost: | N/A |
| Address to Obtain Guide: | N/A |
| Additional Information: | N/A |
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| Transcripts | |
| Audio: | N/A |
| Video: | No. |
| Available for photocopying: | No. |
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| Summaries | |
| Summarized: | Yes. |
| Available for Photocopying: | Yes. |
| Available on Disk: | Information Not Available. |
| Other: | Information Not Available. |
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| Indices | |
| Tapes Indexed: | No. |
| Transcripts Indexed: | No. |
| Summaries Indexed: | Yes. |
| Indices Available for Photocopying: | Yes. |
| Indices Available on Disk: | Information Not Available. |
| Other: | Index available. |
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| Cataloging Information | |
| Collection Cataloged: | Information Not Available. |
| Available on Computer: | No. |
| Other: | Information Not Available. |
| MARC Format: | Information Not Available. |
| MARC Format Type: | Information Not Available. |
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| Internet Resources | |
| Web Address: | http://www.bhu.edu |
| Transcripts: | N/A |
| Summaries: | Information Not Available. |
| Catalog: | Information Not Available. |
| Indices: | Information Not Available. |
| Interview Clips: | Information Not Available. |
| Other: | Information Not Available. |
| Additional Information: | Information Not Available. |
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| Bibliographic Information | |
| Belong to: | Yes. |
| OCLC: | Yes. |
| RLIN: | N/A |
| Other: | N/A |
| Plan to Join: | N/A |
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| Loan or Purchase | |
| Material Available Through Interlibrary Loan: | No. |
| Loan by other collection: | N/A |
| Loan Fee: | N/A |
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| DETAIL ABOUT COLLECTION CONTENT | |
| Demographic Information about Interviewees: | |
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| Total Number: | 138 |
| Total Female: | Information Not Available. |
| Total Male: | Information Not Available. |
| No Data: | Yes. |
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Other Information |
| Jews: | | | | Yes. |
| Roma and/or Sinti: | | | | Information Not Available. |
| Political Prisoners: | | | | Information Not Available. |
| Prisoners of War: | | | | Information Not Available. |
| Jehovah’s Witnesses: | | | | Information Not Available. |
| Homosexual Men/Lesbian Women: | | | | Information Not Available. |
| Resisters: | | | | Information Not Available. |
| Partisans: | | | | Yes. |
| Rescuers: | | | | Yes. |
| Refugees: | | | | Yes. |
| Liberators: | | | 7 | Yes. |
| Prosecutors: | | | | Information Not Available. |
| Perpetrators/ Collaborators: | | | | Information Not Available. |
| Refugee Relief Workers: | | | | Information Not Available. |
| Other: | | | | Information Not Available. |
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| Additional Information: | Information Not Available. |
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| Focus of Collection: | |
| Ghetto(s) | | |
| Camp(s) | | |
| Geographic Area(s) | | |
| Experience(s) | | |
| Survivor Group(s) | | |
| Other | | |
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| Additional Information: | Interviewees reported being liberated from the following places: Buchenwald, Mauthausen, Dachau, Langenstein, Landsberg. Seven interviewees were liberators. |
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