Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Hirsh, Michael
Publication Date
10-7-2008
Abstract
This is an oral history interview with Holocaust concentration camp liberator Jerome Klein. Klein was a rifleman in the 14th Armored Division, which arrived at Dachau the day after its liberation on April 29, 1945. He and his comrades were taken to see the camp because the commanders wanted as many witnesses as possible to what had happened there. Klein wandered around the camp, taking pictures with a camera that a German doctor had given him, and met a young prisoner named Sidney Glucksman. They spoke for a while, and Klein gave Glucksman his contact information; they continued to correspond while Klein was on occupation duty in Munich, and continued after his return to the United States. Klein and his family sponsored Glucksman to come to America, and Glucksman lived with them for several months. Their friendship continues to the present day.
Keywords
Concentration camps--History--Germany, World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Germany, World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation, World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities, World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American, World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--United States, Veterans--United States--Interviews, Jewish veterans--United States--Interviews, Genocide, Crimes against humanity
Holding Location
University of South Florida
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
audio/mp3
Identifier
C65-00069
Recommended Citation
Klein, Jerome, "Jerome Klein oral history interview" (2008). Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project. 58.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/concentration_OH/58
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