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| The Bay Area Holocaust
Oral History Project is the only organization in Northern California
that continues to record and archive testimonies from Holocaust
survivors and witnesses. Each interview records for posterity a complete
picture of the realities of the Holocaust as experienced by individuals
living in a multitude of European countries occupied by Nazi Germany.
As a whole, these testimonies enable students, educators, researchers
and the general public to gain a greater understanding of the perils
of discrimination, war, and genocide. To date, our archive consists
of over 1,700 testimonies with accompanying documents, transcriptions
and informational materials such as photographs and letters.
Viewing a testimony is an easy procedure. Simply phone the BAHOHP office (650-570-6382) and either:
Our easy-to-use archive catalog lists interviews alphabetically by last name and includes such basic information as: date of birth, places of residence(s), names of camps and ghettos. Additionally, the archive catalog has an in-depth search capability on generic keywords such as: country of origin, specific concentration camp names, and types of experiences. For example, keyword searches can be conducted for Shanghai refugees, Kindertransport participants, Polish women, false papers and much more. Plans are being made to provide an internet-based catalog in the near future. As a non-profit dedicated to giving Holocaust survivors and witnesses the means to record their histories, we encourage educators, scholars, students and the general public to access our archives. The collection can be used as research material for a broad range of studies: psychology, sociology, political science, European history, Jewish history and Holocaust analysis. |