[2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Gerda Weissmann Klein recalls her Holocaust experience and her later life in America].

Holocaust survivor Gerda Weissmann Klein reflects on her experiences at the hands of the Nazis and liberation by the Americans. She comments on her gratitude for the opportunity to become an American citizen and the meaning of freedom. Klein describes the foundation she and her husband started and t...

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Other Authors: Klein, Gerda Weissmann, 1924-2022 (Speaker)
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : Whitehouse.gov, [2011]
Subjects:
Klein, Gerda Weissmann, > 1924-2022
Gerda and Kurt Klein Foundation.
Holocaust survivors > United States > Biography.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Personal narratives.
Liberty.
Oral histories.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Biography.
Personal narratives.
Oral histories.
Internet videos.
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Listen to sound recording - All users (Michigan State University Libraries)
Physical Description:1 electronic audio file (3 min., 52 sec.) : digital, WAV, MP3 files.
Format: Electronic Audio Software
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Holocaust survivor Gerda Weissmann Klein reflects on her experiences at the hands of the Nazis and liberation by the Americans. She comments on her gratitude for the opportunity to become an American citizen and the meaning of freedom. Klein describes the foundation she and her husband started and the goals of their program, Citizenship Counts. Her remarks are made on the occasion of her receiving the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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Electronic resource.
Call Number:Voice 16305
Playing Time:00:03:52
System Details:Mode of Access: World Wide Web.
Event Details:
Recorded on Feb. 16, 2011.