Voices of the Holocaust

http://voices.iit.edu

Welcome by IIT’s President
Introduction of Illinois Institute of Technology’s Dr. David Pablo Boder & his interviews with DPs in Europe
About the Project
Collection rediscovered in 1998, work being done on site to post transcripts of interviews, maps, essays & actual voices of survivors using audio streaming technology; Boder’s approach in 1946 was to ‘point out that little was known in America about what had happened in Europe” and if DPs told their stories, their fates would be uncovered. 109 interviews were done with 70 transcribed and translated. Also devised a trauma index.

 

Gateway This is the main page from which all other related work is accessed.
Interview Archive
Each interview contains hyperlinks for notes, interview summaries, full translated & transcribed text, a short profile, and some are already available in Real Audio (although in original language). Site is still very much under construction and changes often.
Profiles
Short descriptions of interviewees to help direct your inquiry + demographic breakdowns of interviewees
Featured Interview
Jack Bass, AKA Juergren Brassfreund, is interviewed a second time in March 2001. I believe this is still under construction.
IIT Biographies Bios of Dr. Boder, Marvin Camras, and listing of members of the project team
Other Resources
NPR featured Boder’s work on “This American Life.” Once Real Player starts, go into the broadcast till about 6:30 when the segment starts. Other links include Cybrary of the Holocaust, the Holocaust History Project, Voice Vision: Holocaust Survivor Oral History, Interdisciplinary Approaches to Holocaust Video
Maps
This part is still under construction as well, but the Interviewees are further divided based on which camp is selected: 15 interviewees’ profiles pop up when one clicks on Buchenwald, for example.

Provided on 3/27/04 by Your Cyber Web Guide, Sheila Hansen, USHMM Mandel Fellow, 2000-2001, Spearfish, South Dakota