Irene Butter Oral History
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Dublin Core
Title
Irene Butter Oral History
Description
An interview with Dr. Irene Hasenberg Butter, a Holocaust survivor, conducted by Dr. Sidney Bolkosky, Professor of History at the University of Michigan--Dearborn. Dr. Butter was born in Berlin in 1930 but moved to Holland with her family in 1937. In June 1943 the family was deported, first to Westerbork, a transit camp, and then in Feb. 1944 to Bergen-Belsen. The family managed to be included in an exchange transport in early 1945, using falsified Equadorian passports. During the transport her father died. The rest of the family were released and went to North Africa and later moved to New York City after the war ended
Oral History Item
Interviewer
Bolkosky, Sidney M
Interviewee
Butter, Irene Hasenberg
Date Recorded
1986-09-22
Collection
Citation
“Irene Butter Oral History,” Michigan Oral History Database, accessed October 24, 2024, http://www.database.michiganoha.org/items/show/1203.