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Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)

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1984

Russia

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Ben Muler Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Ben Muler, Julie Orenstein Aug 1984

Ben Muler Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Ben Muler, Julie Orenstein

Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)

On August 21st, 1984, Julie Orenstein interviewed Ben Muler about his life before, during, and after World War II. In his interview Muler discusses growing up in Vilna, Poland, his parent's occupations, and his family history. He also talks about leaving Vilna to escape the oncoming Germans, how his parents refused to come, and the conditions as he and his friends crossed into Russia. Towards the end of the interview Muller also talks about coming to the United States and his eventual arrival in Dayton.


Esther Lawner Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Esther Lawner, Julie Orenstein Jul 1984

Esther Lawner Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Esther Lawner, Julie Orenstein

Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)

Julie Orenstein interviewed Esther Lawner about her life during and after World War II. In her interview Lawner discussed her early life, her parents' background and education, and her family fleeing Poland for Russia. Lawner also recounts her early schooling in a Polish school in Russia and her eventual return to Poland after the war. Towards the end of her interview Lawner explains how she and her family arrived in the United States and eventually Dayton