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Hershel Greenblat: Life with the Goldwassers

Hershel Greenblat describes his family's experience boarding with the Goldwasser family in Atlanta, Georgia, in the early 1950s.

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Hershel Greenblat: Permanent Residence

Hershel Greenblat describes his first weeks in Atlanta, Georgia, where his family would settle in the United States.

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Hershel Greenblat: The Day Before Thanksgiving

Hershel Greenblat describes his family's interaction with an American soldier while they were en route from New York to Georgia.

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Hershel Greenblat: Immigration Quotas

Hershel Greenblat explains why a Jewish relief organization transferred his family to Georgia instead of Indiana.

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Hershel Greenblat: "It was just a destination."

Hershel Greenblat describes his feelings about the United States when he first arrived as an immigrant from Europe in 1950.

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Hershel Greenblat: The Statue of Liberty

Hershel Greenblat remembers his arrival as a young immigrant in New York Harbor.

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Hershel Greenblat: Post-War Destruction

Hershel Greenblat describes the destruction of cities and towns across Europe

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Hershel Greenblat: Resistance Efforts

Hershel Greenblat describes his parents involvement in resistance movements in Ukraine.

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Hershel Greenblat: His Mother's Injury

Hershel Greenblat describes his mother's nine-week absence while she was seeking treatment for a serious injury.

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Hershel Greenblat: Life in the Caves

Hershel Greenblat describes his family's experience hiding in Ukraine's network of underground caves.

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Hershel Greenblat: DP Camp Home Life

Hershel Greenblat describes his family's one-room home in a displaced persons camp.

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Hershel Greenblat: DP Camp Conditions

Hershel Greenblat describes conditions in the Beth Bialik displaced persons camp outside Salzburg, Austria.

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Hershel Greenblat: Joining the Resistance

Hershel Greenblate describes how his parents met after joining resistance groups.

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Hershel Greenblat: DP Camp Community

Hershel Greenblat describes a sense of community that developed in displaced persons camps.

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Hershel Greenblat: The Statue of Liberty

Hershel Greenblat describes his arrival in New York Harbor.

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