Overview
- Interview Summary
- Irene Hutton discusses her family history in Germany; the lives of assimilated Jews in prewar Germany; different views on what is means to be Jewish among Jews; her experience with American antisemitism; and her first postwar trip back to Germany where at the Frankfurt airport she was “struck dumb” and lost the ability to speak German as a reaction to perceived German arrogance.
- Interviewee
- Irene Hutton
- Date
-
undated:
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Monica Luke
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Extent
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1 CD-ROM.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Restrictions on use. Donor retains copyright. Third party use requests must be submitted to the donor.
- Copyright Holder
- Monica Luke
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Antisemitism--United States. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany--Personal narratives. Holocaust survivors--Mental health. Jewish families--Germany. Jews--Germany. Jews--United States. Women--Personal narratives.
- Geographic Name
- Frankfurt (Germany) United States--Emigration and immigration.
- Personal Name
- Hutton, Irene.
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Monica Luke donated her family's collection, including her oral history interview with her aunt Irene Hutton, to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2010. The interview was transferred to the Museum's Oral History Branch in March 2011.
- Special Collection
-
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2023-11-16 09:21:38
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