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1. Oral history interview with Helen Waterford
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1989.A.0352 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0246
Date:
interview: 1989 November 14
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Helen Waterford, born in Germany in April 14, 1909, discusses her 1933 marriage; her move to Amsterdam in 1934; working for many years to help Jews…
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 … 14th, 1909. Q: And where were you born, Helen? A: In Germany. Q: Helen, tell me about your childhood? Can we talk about that for awhile? A: Sure. My…
2. Oral history interview with Margot Lawson
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1989.67.52 | RG Number: RG-50.012.0052
Date:
interview: 1987 May 01
interview: 1987 May 26
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Contains interviews with 95 Christian rescuers in Germany, Netherlands, Canada, France, Belgium, CSSR, United States and Israel…
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 … have no idea how many Nazis there still are in Germany. The problem is that people, especially in Holland did not want to hear about the Holocaust. This…
3. Oral history interview with Marion Pritchard
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1984.1.1.24 | RG Number: RG-50.157.0024
Date:
interview: 1984 September 19
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
… physically abused; leaving Holland in 1945 to work with the United Nations in displaced persons camps in Germany; becoming active with Zionists trying get to…
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 … school on Saturdays, so those you knew, but didn't mean very much. And then in 1934 or '35, a lot of German Jewish children came from Germany to the…
4. Adler and Cohn families papers
2018.393.1 Box 1 Folder 9 Image 77
Document | Accession Number: 2018.393.1
Date:
inclusive: circa 1910-2018
…Ernst Cohn (later Ernest Cornell, 1907-1986) was born on 24 December 1907 in Münster, Germany to Carl (d. 1959) and Johanna Cohn. He had several…
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 … Accession number: 2018.393.1 Creator: Adler (Family: Bad Mergentheim, Germany) Additional creator: Cohn (Family: Münster, Germany) Extent: 3.93 linear feet…
5. Albersheim family papers
2007.18.1 Box 2 Folder 1 Image 7
Document | Accession Number: 2007.18.1
Date:
inclusive: 1933-2003
…Walter Werner Albershiem (1912-1988) was born in Billerbeck, Germany to Josef and Selma Albershiem. Walter had two siblings: Herbert (b. 1908) and…
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 ….18.1 Creator: Albersheim (Family : Billerbeck, Germany) Extent: 0.6 linear foot (3 boxes, 2 book enclosures, 1 oversize folder) Repository: United States…
6. Ursula Klau papers
2006.410.2 Box 1 Folder 7 Image 26
Document | Accession Number: 2006.410.2
Date:
inclusive: circa 1867-2006
…Ursula Klau (1932-2007) was born in Frankfurt, Germany to lawyer Dr. Oscar (Oskar) Klau (1889-1944) and Therese (Resa) Klau-Altheimer (1896-1945…
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 … Klau’s family; their experiences in Nazi Germany, Nazi-occupied Netherlands, the Westerbork transit camp, the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, and the…
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7. Wissbrun family papers
2017.624.1_BookEnclosure Box 1 0053
Document | Accession Number: 2017.624.1
Date:
inclusive: 1886-1985
bulk: 1940-1985
…, Germany to Hugo (b. 1875 in Munich, Germany) and Melanie (née Meyer, 1884-1943, born in Cologne) Wissbrun. His father was a businessman and married Melanie…
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 … to Fritz’s education in Germany and the United States. Languages: German, Dutch, English Administrative Information Access: Collection is open for use…
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8. Oral history interview with Anna Stern
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1999.A.0122.1273 | RG Number: RG-50.477.1273
Date:
interview: 1988 December 01
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Anna Stern discusses her young childhood in Cologne, Germany; her father's position as president of a railroad company; her family's wealth and…
9. Oral history interview with Klaas van Houten
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1989.67.87 | RG Number: RG-50.012.0087
Date:
interview: 1988 July 16
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Contains interviews with 95 Christian rescuers in Germany, Netherlands, Canada, France, Belgium, CSSR, United States and Israel…
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 … brown shirts. They started beating these boys... K: And the police don't come, they don't look. I told the police...I could no longer stay in Germany, I…
10. Aenni and Eric Kaufman papers
2013.124.1 Box 1 Folder 9 Image 7
Document | Accession Number: 2013.124.1
Date:
inclusive: 1930-1972
bulk: 1945-1972
…Aenni Karoline Ehrlich (later Aenni Kaufman, 1894-1952) was born on 24 August 1894 in Berlin, Germany to Paula (née Kaufmann, 1868-1942) and Emanuel…
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 … lawsuits brought forth by Aenni and Eric Kaufman, originally of Berlin, Germany, to recover ownership of shares of I.G. Chemie (later known as Interhandel…
11. Renata Laqueur papers
1995.A.1169.1 Box 1 Folder 2 Image 2
Document | Accession Number: 1995.A.1169.1
Date:
inclusive: 1945-1995
…Refugee camps--Germany.…
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 …‐‐Netherlands. Refugee camps‐‐Germany. Typhus fever. Women concentration camp inmates. World War, 1939‐1945‐‐Hospitals‐‐Germany. World War, 1939‐1945…
12. Oral history interview with Margot Lawson
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1984.1.1.14 | RG Number: RG-50.157.0014
Date:
interview: 1984 September 16
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Margot Edith Lawson, born April 3, 1909 in Mannheim, Germany, discusses her life in Germany leading up to World War II; growing up in a Catholic…
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 … now Lawson. And where and when were you born? I was born April the 3rd, 1909, in Mannheim, Germany. What were your parents' complete names? Hans Scharf…
13. Oral history interview with Elisabeth Model
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1990.448.1 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0163
Date:
interview: 1990 September 11
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Elisabeth Model (née Dittmann), born in Bayreuth, Germany in 1897, describes her family; getting married in 1922 and moving to Amsterdam, where she…
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 …. What happened in 1933. A: You know that was that terrible....the beginning in Germany. And of course, we were terribly not only touched but all the…
14. Oral history interview with Jan W. de Haan
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1989.67.16 | RG Number: RG-50.012.0016
Date:
interview: 1988 July 14
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Contains interviews with 95 Christian rescuers in Germany, Netherlands, Canada, France, Belgium, CSSR, United States and Israel…
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 … not the primary source, and it has not been checked for spelling or accuracy. JH: Your father was in Germany attending some conference, or so, with…
15. Strauss family papers
Document | Accession Number: 2016.565.1
Date:
inclusive: 1792-2003
bulk: 1844-1966
…Siegfried Strauss (later Fred Strauss, 1898-1956) was born in Marburg, Germany to Hermann (1856-1934) and Johanna (née Wertheim, 1859-1942) Strauss…
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 …: 2016.565.1 Creator: Strauss family (Marburg :Germany) Extent: 1.33 linear feet (2 boxes, 4 oversize boxes, 2 book enclosures, 2 oversize folders…
16. Oral history interview with Dolf Ringel and Dottie Ringel
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1991.A.0117.6 | RG Number: RG-50.044.0006
Date:
interview: 1988 December 07
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Frankfurt am Main (Germany)…
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 … city in Western Germany. And after a few years, my parents moved to Frankfurt. My parents came from what is now Poland. I believe that my mother was born…
17. Trudy Katzer papers
2005.175.1 Box 1 Folder 10 Image 203
Document | Accession Number: 2005.175.1
Date:
inclusive: 1914-1976
Special Collection:
Save Their Stories
… (Grete) Katz. Walther was born on December 12, 1906, in Kesselbach, Germany, where his parents, Simon and Malchen Katzenstein Schoenfeld, had a farm. He…
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 … Margareta were living in Germany, but deciding that it would be too dangerous to remain, they moved to Amsterdam in 1936. In 1939, Trudy was born. After the…
18. Toni Heller collection
1995.A.0176 Box 1 Folder 11 Image 56
Document | Accession Number: 1995.A.0176
Date:
inclusive: 1936-1990
…) in 1937. The couple owned a small wares business, which was completely destroyed during the Kristallnacht. Soon after, they decided to leave Germany…
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 … couple owned a small wares business, which was completely destroyed during the Kristallnacht. Soon after, they decided to leave Germany for the…
19. Oral history interview with Gabriele Silten
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1999.A.0122.1454 | RG Number: RG-50.477.1454
Date:
interview: 1983 April 13
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Gabriele Silten discusses her early childhood in Berlin, Germany; her family's decision to escape to Holland in 1938; the changes she experienced…
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 … realized that something was disturbing the regular 15 routine of life and your family was trying to get away from 16 Germany and there were reasons. Tell me…
20. Oral history interview with Renee Duering
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1999.A.0122.1181 | RG Number: RG-50.477.1181
Date:
interview: 1984 July 12
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Renee Duering describes her childhood in Cologne, Germany; her move to Amsterdam, Holland in 1933; her experiences in Amsterdam during the Nazi…