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Title
Philip N. Backstrom Survivor Lecture Series
Creator
Trompetter, Jack
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.)
Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Committee
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.)
Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Committee
Abstract
Holocaust survivor Jack Trompetter 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.
Trompetter, who was born in Amsterdam in 1942, was put into hiding by his parents at three months old and went from
a Quaker children's home to the home of a rural Dutch family in Heino where he was sheltered for the remainder of the war.
He gives an overview of his parents' experience in the Holocaust in the Netherlands, discusses the challenges faced by his family
coming back together at the end of the war, and answers questions.
Title
Philip N. Backstrom Survivor Lecture Series transcript. Jack Trompetter. 2006
Alternative Title
Jack Trompetter : 2006
Creator
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.), Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Committee (Creator)
Contributor
Trompetter, Jack (Speaker)
Language
English
Date created
2006
Type of resource
Text
Genre
Transcripts
Format
Digital origin
born digital
Abstract/Description
Holocaust survivor Jack Trompetter 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.
Trompetter, who was born in Amsterdam in 1942, was put into hiding by his parents at three months old and went from
a Quaker children's home to the home of a rural Dutch family in Heino where he was sheltered for the remainder of the war.
He gives an overview of his parents' experience in the Holocaust in the Netherlands, discusses the challenges faced by his family
coming back together at the end of the war, and answers questions.
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 ; 2006
Holocaust awareness series. Backstrom Holocaust survivors speakers series ; 2006
Subjects and keywords
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives
Quakers
Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Tilburg (Netherlands)
Heino (Netherlands)
Nijverdal (Netherlands)
Sobibór (Concentration camp)
Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
Trompetter, Jack
child survivor
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives
Quakers
Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Tilburg (Netherlands)
Heino (Netherlands)
Nijverdal (Netherlands)
Sobibór (Concentration camp)
Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
Trompetter, Jack
child survivor
Identifier
TLC_0161
Permanent URL
Location
Northeastern University Library
Archives and Special Collections (A67) Jack Trompetter, Location 89/4
Archives and Special Collections (A67) Jack Trompetter, Location 89/4
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