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

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Description:

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.

Date Issued:

2011-02-16T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Place:

United States

Subject Topic:

Holocaust survivors, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), and Liberty

Subject Name:

Klein, Gerda Weissmann, 1924-, and Gerda and Kurt Klein Foundation

Subject Genre:

Biography and Personal narratives

Language:

English

Rights:

No Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5bc3sx7z