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Title
Philip N. Backstrom Survivor Lecture Series
Creator
Fridmann, Raymond
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.)
Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Committee
Abstract
Holocaust survivor Raymond Fridmann 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. Fridmann, originally from Alsace-Lorraine, was captured as a young boy hiding in Vichy, France, and spent time in Dachau and Auschwitz, later escaping to the woods when the transport train he was on was derailed. Fridmann also discusses the deep psychological effects of the war on his family and how being a child a survivor impacted his postwar life.
Title
Philip N. Backstrom Survivor Lecture Series transcript. Raymond Fridmann. 1998
Alternative Title
Raymond Fridmann : 1998
Creator
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.), Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Committee (Creator)
Contributor
Fridmann, Raymond (Speaker)
Language
English
Date created
1998
Type of resource
Text
Genre
Transcripts
Format
Digital origin
reformatted digital
Abstract/Description
Holocaust survivor Raymond Fridmann 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. Fridmann, originally from Alsace-Lorraine, was captured as a young boy hiding in Vichy, France, and spent time in Dachau and Auschwitz, later escaping to the woods when the transport train he was on was derailed. Fridmann also discusses the deep psychological effects of the war on his family and how being a child a survivor impacted his postwar life.
Notes
Part of lecture series, "Holocaust Awareness Committee: a time to bear witness."
Related item
Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Committee records (A67)
Holocaust awareness series. Backstrom Holocaust survivors speakers series ; 1998
Subjects and keywords
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jewish resistance
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives
France
Poland
Alsace-Lorraine (Germany)
Vichy (France)
Mulhouse (France)
Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
Dachau (Concentration camp)
Fridmann, Raymond
partisans
child survivor
Identifier
0093
Permanent URL
http://hdl.handle.net/2047/D20334978
Location
Northeastern University Library
Archives and Special Collections (A67) Raymond Fridmann, Location 89/4
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