Holocaust Survivors Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Patti, Chris J.
Publication Date
1-19-2011
Date
2010-08-12
Abstract
Oral history interview with Holocaust survivor Marcel Diner. Diner was born in 1939 in Paris but left with his mother as a baby for Le Menoux, a small town in central France, where they lived during the war. His father joined the French Forces of the Interior and was captured by the Germans shortly after joining. He managed to escape from Hirson prisoner of war camp three times, including once from a train. Since he was so young, Diner has few memories of the Holocaust or of being in hiding, and his parents did not like to discuss the subject with him. In 2010 he went back to France and visited the town where he and his mother hid, finding the bakery where he used to buy bread. The owners helped him contact several people who had been there during the war and who took him around the town and told him about its history. This was a powerful experience for Diner, who found the townspeople to be exceptionally friendly.
Keywords
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--France, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives, Jewish children in the Holocaust--France, Hidden children (Holocaust)--France, Holocaust survivors--Florida, Holocaust survivors--Interviews, Genocide, Crimes against humanity
Holding Location
University of South Florida
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories; Online audio
Format
audio/mp3
Identifier
F60-00038
Recommended Citation
Diner, Marcel, "Marcel Diner oral history interview" (2011). Holocaust Survivors Oral History Project. 16.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/holocaust_OH/16
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