Stella DeLeon oral history interview, 1982

Overview of the Collection

Creator
DeLeon, Stella
Title
Stella DeLeon oral history interview
Dates
1982 (inclusive)
Quantity
3 sound cassettes (60 min. each); transcript: 44 pages
Collection Number
3406 (Accession No. 3406-001)
Summary
Oral history of a Jewish holocaust survivor from the Island of Rhodes, Greece
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Open to all users.

Languages
English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Tape-recorded interview conducted by Leni LeMarche on 5/20/82.

Discusses early life on Rhodes, the coming of the Germans in July, 1940 and the subsequent removal of all 3,000 Jews from the island to concentration camps. She gives great detail of her life in Auschwitz, Dachau and Bergenbelsen, her release in 1945, and her coming to the U.S.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alternative Forms Available

Listen to the audio recording and view the transcript of this interview on the Libraries Digital Collections site.

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Donated by Stella DeLeon, 7/1/1982

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Holocaust survivors--Washington (State)--Seattle--Interviews
  • Immigrants--Washington (State)--Seattle--Interviews
  • Jews--Greece--Rhodes
  • Jews--Washington (State) --Seattle--Interviews
  • Sephardim--Washington (State)--Seattle--Interviews

Personal Names

  • DeLeon, Stella--Archives

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • LaMarche, Leni (creator)

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Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)