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Interview with Simon Mass – ca. 2006

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Date Issued:
2006-02-18
Title: Interview with Simon Mass – ca. 2006.
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Name(s): Mass, Simon (Interviewee), creator
Erez, Alysha Goldstein (Interviewer), creator
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Oral Histories
Interviews
Date Issued: 2006-02-18
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Libraries’ Digital Library [digital object]
Extent: 47p.
Language(s): English
Identifier: 2704423 (digitool), FADT2704423 (IID), fau:13160 (fedora)
Note(s): Mr. Simon Mass was born on July 24, 1918, in New York City to Jewish parents. Being a self described history buff, Mr. Mass read about Hitler’s actions against the Jewish people. In 1942, Mr. Mass was drafted and served in the U.S. Army until 1946. He discussed his training and fighting during World War II, including time spent in France, Belgium, and Germany. Mr. Mass also gave details about his combat experience during the Battle of the Bulge, the realities of war, and anti-Semitism.
Subject(s): United States Army
World War, 1939-1945
Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945
Oral histories --Florida.
Oral history
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/2704423
Host Institution: FAU
Title: Interview with Simon Mass – ca. 2006.
Name(s): Mass, Simon (Interviewee), creator
Erez, Alysha Goldstein (Interviewer), creator
Type of Resource: mixed material
Genre: Oral Histories
Interviews
Date Issued: 2006-02-18
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Libraries’ Digital Library [digital object]
Physical Form: pdf/mp3
Extent: 47p.: 01:41:37
Language(s): English
Identifier: 2704423 (digitool), FADT2704423p (IID)
Note(s): Mr. Simon Mass was born on July 24, 1918, in New York City to Jewish parents. Being a self described history buff, Mr. Mass read about Hitler’s actions against the Jewish people. In 1942, Mr. Mass was drafted and served in the U.S. Army until 1946. He discussed his training and fighting during World War II, including time spent in France, Belgium, and Germany. Mr. Mass also gave details about his combat experience during the Battle of the Bulge, the realities of war, and anti-Semitism.
Subject(s): United States Army
World War, 1939-1945
Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945
Oral histories --Florida
Oral history
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT2704423
Use and Reproduction: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Host Institution: FAU