Orange County Holocaust Oral History Project interviews
Owning Institution: UC Irvine, Libraries, Special Collections
About this Collection
This collection consists of 154 interviews conducted from 1992 to 1995 with residents of Orange County, California, who experienced the Holocaust. The interviews are the result of a project coordinated by Jack Pariser under the sponsorship of the Orange County Chapter of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith. Most interviewees are Jewish survivors of the Holocaust. Their experiences during the World War II era include forced and voluntary emigration, death camps, forced labor, and hiding. Almost all of the Jewish participants are Ashkenazi Jews; that is, of Yiddish-speaking, Eastern European origins. The other participants include five members of the U.S. Army who saw the camps at the end of the war and three "rescuers" (individuals who aided Jews in their efforts to escape the Nazis). View collection guide.View our statement on digital primary resources and historical description.
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