Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
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The Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies is a Yale University–based collection preserving thousands of recorded first-person accounts from Holocaust survivors and witnesses for research, education, and remembrance.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies canonical | 2 |
| Fortunoff Archive | 1 |
| Yale Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6174281 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies Context triple: [Holocaust testimony, collectedBy, Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies]
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A.
Ringelblum Archive (Oyneg Shabes Archive)
The Ringelblum Archive (Oyneg Shabes Archive) is a clandestine collection of documents and testimonies created in the Warsaw Ghetto that preserves a comprehensive, first-hand record of Jewish life and Nazi persecution during the Holocaust.
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B.
The Wiener Holocaust Library
The Wiener Holocaust Library is one of the world’s oldest institutions dedicated to documenting, researching, and educating about the Holocaust and other genocides, based in London.
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C.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is the U.S. national institution for Holocaust education and remembrance, documenting and commemorating the history and victims of the Holocaust.
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D.
Elie Wiesel Memorial House
The Elie Wiesel Memorial House is a museum in Sighetu Marmației, Romania, dedicated to the life, work, and legacy of Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, located in his childhood home.
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E.
NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies
The NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies is a Dutch research institute specializing in the study and documentation of war, mass violence, the Holocaust, and genocide, with a particular focus on the Netherlands and its historical context.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies Target entity description: The Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies is a Yale University–based collection preserving thousands of recorded first-person accounts from Holocaust survivors and witnesses for research, education, and remembrance.
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A.
Ringelblum Archive (Oyneg Shabes Archive)
The Ringelblum Archive (Oyneg Shabes Archive) is a clandestine collection of documents and testimonies created in the Warsaw Ghetto that preserves a comprehensive, first-hand record of Jewish life and Nazi persecution during the Holocaust.
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B.
The Wiener Holocaust Library
The Wiener Holocaust Library is one of the world’s oldest institutions dedicated to documenting, researching, and educating about the Holocaust and other genocides, based in London.
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C.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is the U.S. national institution for Holocaust education and remembrance, documenting and commemorating the history and victims of the Holocaust.
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D.
Elie Wiesel Memorial House
The Elie Wiesel Memorial House is a museum in Sighetu Marmației, Romania, dedicated to the life, work, and legacy of Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, located in his childhood home.
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E.
NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies
The NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies is a Dutch research institute specializing in the study and documentation of war, mass violence, the Holocaust, and genocide, with a particular focus on the Netherlands and its historical context.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Holocaust archive
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Yale University collection ⓘ oral history archive ⓘ research collection ⓘ |
| accessPolicy |
on-site viewing at Yale University
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online access for registered users ⓘ restricted access ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Yale University Library
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linked to:
Yale University Library system
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| collectionFocus |
Holocaust bystanders
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Holocaust liberators ⓘ Holocaust survivors ⓘ Holocaust witnesses ⓘ |
| collectionSize | thousands of testimonies ⓘ |
| collectionType |
first-person accounts
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oral histories ⓘ |
| contains |
interviews with Jewish survivors
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interviews with non-Jewish survivors ⓘ interviews with rescuers ⓘ interviews with resistance members ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| discipline |
Jewish studies
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genocide studies ⓘ history ⓘ memory studies ⓘ |
| establishedAs | Yale Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies ⓘ |
| goal |
preserve Holocaust testimonies
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provide access to survivor testimonies ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
analog video recordings
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digital video recordings ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://fortunoff.library.yale.edu/ ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Haven, Connecticut
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Yale University ⓘ |
| medium | video testimony ⓘ |
| name | Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fortunoff family ⓘ |
| purpose |
education
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remembrance ⓘ research ⓘ |
| shortName | Fortunoff Archive ⓘ |
| sponsor | Yale University ⓘ |
| subject |
Holocaust
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World War II ⓘ |
| timePeriodDocumented |
1933–1945
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postwar years ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Holocaust studies
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historical research ⓘ public education ⓘ university teaching ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies Description of subject: The Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies is a Yale University–based collection preserving thousands of recorded first-person accounts from Holocaust survivors and witnesses for research, education, and remembrance.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
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name
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Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
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linked to: Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
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establishedAs
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Yale Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
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linked to: Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies