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Robert Feist Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Robert Feist, Charles Berry
Robert Feist Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Robert Feist, Charles Berry
Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)
In this two part interview, Ann Hurst and Dr. Charles Berry interview Bob Feist about his life before, during, and after World War II. In this interview Feist details his early childhood in Germany and France, his father's career, his early education, and more. Feist also discusses being interned in the French camp, Camp du Richard, being set free, travelling to Marseilles, and eventually coming to the United States with his family. The second interview conducted discusses the perceptiveness of Feist's parents in trying to leave Germany and about his return trip to Bingen Germany in 1988.
Ben Muler Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Ben Muler, Julie Orenstein
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.
Bernice Muler Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Bernice Muler, Barbara Turoff
Bernice Muler Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Bernice Muler, Barbara Turoff
Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)
On August 21st, 1984, Julie Orenstein interviewed Bernice Muler about her life before and during World War II. In her interview Muler discussed her early life in Tomashant, Poland, her family history, and her religious background as a child. She also details her religious education and her exposure to multiple languages spoken at home. Towards the end of the interview Muler talks about the beginning of the War in 1939 and the impact that had on where she was in Poland at that time.
Lee Fishman Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Lee Fishman, Julie Orenstein
Lee Fishman Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Lee Fishman, Julie Orenstein
Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)
On August 15th, 1984, Julie Orenstein interviewed Lee Fishman about her life before, during, and after World War II. In her interview Fishman describes her early childhood in Poland, her parents careers and education, and their religious life there. She later recounts the Germans invading her hometown and being forced to live in a ghetto and how her family eventually escaped to hide in a nearby forest. They remained in the forest for two years, until the Russians retook the town. Mrs. Fishman later recounts how she and her husband traveled from their home in Poland to Germany and later …
Renate Harlan Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Renate Harlan, Julie Orenstein
Renate Harlan Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Renate Harlan, Julie Orenstein
Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)
On August 13th, 1984 Julie Orenstein interviewed Renate Harlan about her life before, during, and after World War II. In her interview Harlan discusses her family history, her childhood in Cologne, and her early education. Harlan also recounts her family fleeing Germany for England after her father was arrested. She also details how her family lived in England and eventually how she and her family came to Ohio.
John Farnbacher Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, John Farnbacher, Julie Orenstein
John Farnbacher Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, John Farnbacher, Julie Orenstein
Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)
On August 7th, 1984, Julie Orenstein interviewed John Farnbacher about his life before, during, and after World War II. In his interview Farnbacher details his early childhood and education in Augsburg, Bavaria, his parents education and careers, and other family history. Farnbacher also discusses how his family came to Dayton as well as how his background in engineering and language skills helped him get a job at Wright Patterson Air Force Base during the war.
Helen Abramovitz Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Helen Abramovitz, Julie Orenstein
Helen Abramovitz Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Helen Abramovitz, Julie Orenstein
Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)
On July 30th, 1984 Julie Orenstein interviewed Helen Hoffman Abramovitz about her family and life growing up in Czechoslovakia prior to World War II and her life after the war in the United States. On side one Helen discussed her early life and schooling in a variety of locations in the Sudetenland and Prague. Of note, she mentions that she feared for her life everyday she lived in Sudetenland. In addition to her experiences growing up in Czechoslovakia, Helen discussed the varying jobs of her parents and their training. On side two Helen discusses her current life in the United …
Carmen Appel Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Carmen Appel, Julie Orenstein
Carmen Appel Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Carmen Appel, Julie Orenstein
Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)
Julie Orenstein interviewed Carmen Appel about her family and life in Frankfurt and Zurich and her later life in the United States. One side one of the interview tape Carmen details her father’s varied career choices including serving as in an anti-aircraft detachment in Belgium. She discusses the family decision to move to Zurich at the urging of her paternal uncle and her schooling there. Carmen also chats about life after returning to Frankfurt, her marriage, and her eventual departure from Germany in 1938 a day before Kristallnacht happened. On side two of the tape Carmen talks about getting her …
Donald Bender Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Donald Bender, Julie Orenstein
Donald Bender Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Donald Bender, Julie Orenstein
Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)
On July 11th, 1984 Julie Orenstein interviewed Donald Bender about his life in before, during, and after World War II. In this interview Bender recounts his childhood in a city formerly known as Wappertal, his parents work and religious standing, and his early education. Bender also spoke about encountering anti-semitism, coming to the United States, being drafted to fight in World War II, coming back to work in Dayton, his family, and more.
Esther Lawner Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Esther Lawner, Julie Orenstein
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
Hanna Northway Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Hanna Northway, Barbara Turoff
Hanna Northway Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Hanna Northway, Barbara Turoff
Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)
On October 9th, 1981, Barbara Turoff interviewed Hannah Northway about her life before, during, and after World War II. Northway begins her interview by talking about meeting her husband and his family and how she came to Yellow Springs, Ohio. She also talks about her early memories of when Hitler came to power and how that affected her everyday life. Towards the end of the interview Northway discusses her feelings about the United States entering the war and how her early childhood experiences may have impacted raising her children.
Felix Garfunkel Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Felix Garfunkel, Carole Erich
Felix Garfunkel Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Felix Garfunkel, Carole Erich
Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)
On July 21st, 1981, Carole Erich interviewed Dr. Felix Garfunkel about his life before, during, and after World War II. In his interview Garfunkel discusses his family history, his father's occupation, and growing up in Romania. Garfunkel later recounts the Russians and then the Germans invading his hometown and being forced into a ghetto. He later details the fleeing of the Germans and his continued education and eventual arrival in the United States.
Jerzy Lubelfeld Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Jerzy Lubelfeld, Carole Erich
Jerzy Lubelfeld Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Jerzy Lubelfeld, Carole Erich
Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)
On June 10, 1981 Carole Erich interview Dr. Jerzy Lubelfeld about his life before, during, and after World War II. In his interview Luberfeld discusses growing up in Warsaw, his parent's occupations, and his family history. Luberfeld also speaks at length about the prevailing attitudes about World War I by the Polish and Polish history in general. Later in this interview Luberfeld recounds being taken a prisoner of war by the German Army. Towards the end of his interview, Luberfeld coming to America, meeting his wife, and his life in the states.
Lillie Levine Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Lillie Levine, Cynthia Wolfe
Lillie Levine Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Lillie Levine, Cynthia Wolfe
Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)
On May 22, 1981 Cynthia Wolfe interviewed Lilly Levine about her life before, during, and after World War II. In her interview Levine begins by detailing her family history, her education, and her childhood in Frankfurt. Levine recounts her mother's death, the impact that had on her father and his job, and her family's departure for Cincinnati in 1935. Towards the end of the interview she by discusses how and when she came to Dayton and her life in the Dayton area.
Helene Erman Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Helene Erman, Carole Erich
Helene Erman Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Helene Erman, Carole Erich
Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)
On May 19th, 1981, Carole Erich interviewed Helene Erman about her life before, during, and after World War II. During the interview Mrs. Erman describes her childhood in Dortmund, Germany as well as her Polish heritage and family history. In her interview she details leaving Germany with a small group of other children her age trying to travel to Palestine. Because of a variety of laws and hostilities a direct route wasn't possible so she ended up traveling to Palestine by way of Poland, Russia, and Turkey before finally arriving at her destination. She also discussed her early life in …
Hans Erman Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Hans Erman, Carole Erich
Hans Erman Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Hans Erman, Carole Erich
Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)
On May 5, 1981 Carole Erich interviewed Hans Erman about his life before, during, and after World War II. Erman begins the interview by describing his family history and childhood in Wittlich Germany, his parents' employment and training, and his family class status. Erman also discussed his training to become a teacher, his parents going to a concentration camp, and his travel to Palestine. He also spoke at length about the culture and history of Palestine at the time he immigrated and what it was like to live there. Erman ends the discussion by talking about the impact of his …
Emma Fiszlewicz Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Emma Fiszlewicz, Cynthia Wolfe
Emma Fiszlewicz Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Emma Fiszlewicz, Cynthia Wolfe
Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)
In this two part interview Cynthia Wolfe interviewed Emma Fiszlewicz about her life before, during, and after World War II. In her interview Fiszlewicz details growing up in the Minsk region and moving every so often because her father was a pharmacist helping to open new pharmacies. She later recounts how she traveled to Minsk for school only to be forced to flee in 1941 when the Russians and Germans began fighting. Fiszlewicz discusses her travels from her family home to Moscow, meeting her future husband, and her eventual arrival in the United States.
Ernest Heilbronner Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Ernest Heilbronner, Carole Erich
Ernest Heilbronner Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Ernest Heilbronner, Carole Erich
Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)
On April 21, 1981 Carole Erich interviewed Ernest Heilbronner about his life before, during and after World War II. In his interview Heilbronner disccused his childhood in Stuttgart Germany, his family history, and his first business. Heilbronner also discusses what Germany was like post World War I, about leaving Germany, and about being forced into camps in France. Towards the end of the interview he discusses traveling to the United States, meeting his wife, and his eventual move to Dayton.
Abe Stine Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Abe Stine, Charles Berry
Abe Stine Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Abe Stine, Charles Berry
Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)
On December 9th, 1980, Dr. Charles Berry interview Abe Stine about his life before, during, and after World War II. In his interview Stine discusses growing up in Zabkowice, Poland, his family history, and more. During his interview Stine talks about being forced into an Arbeitslager called Niederkild, building the Autobahn, and eventually being transferred to Buchenwald. Towards the end of his interview he details the deplorable conditions he and others faced in the Buchenwald concentration camp, before being libreated in 1945 and his life after.
Murray Weisman Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Murray Weisman, Allen Spetter
Murray Weisman Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Murray Weisman, Allen Spetter
Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)
On January 28th, 1980, Dr. Allan Spetter interviewed Dr. Murray Weisman about his life before, during, and after World War II. In his interview Weisman discusses growing up in Lodz, Poland, his family history, and his religious background. Over the course of the interview Weisman talks about being a young boy sent to a concentration camp and the hardships he faced there. Towards the end of his interview Murray details leaving Europe for the United States, attending college, and his eventual arrival in Dayton.
Ruth Feist Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Ruth Feist, Ann Hurst
Ruth Feist Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Ruth Feist, Ann Hurst
Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)
On May 14th, 1979, Ann Hurst interviewed Ruth Feist about her life before, during, and after World War II. In her interview Feist discusses her early childhood in Mannheim, her arrival in the United States, her family's religious practices, and other family history. She also details how her family left Germany at different times and through a variety of different European countries. At the end of the interview Feist recounts her education in the United States, getting married and having a family and moving to the Miami Valley area.
Eugene Krauss Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Eugene Krauss, Rose Mary Lawson
Eugene Krauss Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Eugene Krauss, Rose Mary Lawson
Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)
On May 7, 1979 Rose M. Lawson interviewed Eugene Krauss about his life before, during, and after World War II. In his interview Krauss begins by detailing his family history and childhood in Hungary and moving to Budapest to become a teacher. Throughout the interview he discusses becoming a forced laborer, the brutality he witnessed, and the awful conditions that he endured. Towards the end of his interview Krauss explains his arrival in the United States and his eventual arrival and life in Dayton.
Helga Silbermann Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Helga Silbermann, Rose Mary Lawson
Helga Silbermann Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Helga Silbermann, Rose Mary Lawson
Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)
On January 25th, 1979, Rose Mary Lawson interviewe Helga Silbermann about her life before, during, and after World War II. In her interview Silbermann discusses being her early childhood in Berlin, Germany, her family history, and her religious background. Over the course of the interview she details how she began hiding from the Gestapo in Berlin and staying in a variety of places with different people that she knew or met. Towards the end of the interview Silbermann talks about coming to America, how she felt about the country, and how she eventually arrived in Dayton.
Johannes Feenstra Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Johannes Feenstra, Willis Stoesz
Johannes Feenstra Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Johannes Feenstra, Willis Stoesz
Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)
On January 24th, 1984, Dr. Willis Stoesz interviewed Johannes Feenstra about his life before, during, and after World War II. In this interview Feenstra details his travels after World War II, his father's profession, his training as a dentist in Germany and more. Feenstra also discusses his involvement in The Underground resistance movement in Holland and his eventual incarceration in the Oranienburg concentration camp and what life was like there. Mr. Feenstra ends his part of the interview describing coming to Dayton, and then Mrs. Feenstra talks about what it was like to live in Europe while her husband was …
Henry Steeber Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Henry Steeber, Charles Berry
Henry Steeber Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Henry Steeber, Charles Berry
Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)
On January 9th, 1979, Dr. Charles Berry interviewed Henry Steeber about his life before, during, and after World War II. In his interview Steeber discusses his early life in Vienna Austria, his family history, and his lack of religious upbringing. Over the course of his interview details being forced into a cargo car bound for a concentration camp. He eventually escaped by jumping from the train, and when caught he claimed to be English which allowed him to receive treatment. Towards the end of the interview Steeber details how he came to Dayton and how a job at the Miami …
Kurt Fish Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Kurt Fish, Rose Mary Lawson
Kurt Fish Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Kurt Fish, Rose Mary Lawson
Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)
On November 1978, Rosemary Lawson interviewed Kurt Fish about his life before, during, and after World War II. In his interview Fish discusses his decision to come to the United States from Vienna after the Anschluss. In his interview Fish describes his family history, his education, and the increasingly poor conditions he encountered in Vienna while before he left for the United States. He later details being drafted and returning to Europe as part of the United States Army. Of particular note, Kurt Fish later received a printout of his transcript, which he re-edited in September of 1991 to correct …
Lotte Liebermann Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Lotte Liebermann, Charles Berry
Lotte Liebermann Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Lotte Liebermann, Charles Berry
Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)
Dr Charles Berry interviewed Lotte Liebermann about her life before, during, and after World War II. In her interview Liebermann discussed her early life in Opeln, Germany, her father's business, and her education. She also details her everyday life in the years leading up to the war and how the Jewish community was impacted in everyday household management. Towards the end of her interview Lierbermann talks about coming to the United States, eventually visiting Germany after the war, and more.
Rachael Frydman Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Rachel Frydman, Willis Stoesz
Rachael Frydman Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Rachel Frydman, Willis Stoesz
Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)
On October 5th, 1978, Dr. Willis Stoez interviewed Rachel Frydman about her life before, during, and after World War II. In her interview Frydman discusses her hometown in Kurzeniez, Poland and her father's business as a butcher. Frydman also recounts the looting and chaos that occurred prior to and during the German Army occupied her town. During her interview Frydman recounts her family history and what life was like in her small town growing up and her education.
Werner Becker Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Werner Becker, Stephen Kahn
Werner Becker Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Werner Becker, Stephen Kahn
Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)
On September 13, 1978 Stephen Kahn interviewed Werner Becker about his life in before, during, and after World War II. In the beginning of this interview Werner discusses his early childhood and his family in Mecklenburg province in Germany. As the interview progresses Werner recounts how he intended to attend college in France but declined to enroll because he foresaw Jewish students being excluded from attending and completing college. Towards the end of the interview he recounts his time working in Algeria, later working for the British Army, and his eventual arrival in Dayton.
Sig Sander Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Sig Sander, Cary Kozberg
Sig Sander Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Sig Sander, Cary Kozberg
Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)
On September 6th, 1978, Rabbi Cary Kozberg interviewed Sig Sander about his life before, during, and after World War II. In his interview Sander discusses growing up in Germany, his family history, and his religious background and education. He also talks about being an accountant and how it became increasingly difficult to work after Hitler came to power. Towards the end of the interview Sander details his arrival to the United States and how he eventually came to Dayton.