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 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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- In Collections
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Copyright Status
- No Copyright
- Date
- 2011-02-16
- Speakers
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Klein, Gerda Weissmann, 1924-
- Subjects
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Klein, Gerda Weissmann, 1924-
Gerda and Kurt Klein Foundation
Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945)
Holocaust survivors
Liberty
United States
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 00:03:52
- Venue Note
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Recorded on Feb. 16, 2011.
- Holding Institution
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Vincent Voice Library
- Call Number
- Voice 16305
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b8622726
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