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1. Oral history interview with Ruth Borsos
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1990.417.1 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0035
Date:
interview: 1990 July 03
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Ruth Borsos, born in 1923 in Frankfurt, Germany, describes her family; moving to the Netherlands after Kristallnacht in 1938; her and her father…
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 … your name and where you were born. A: My name is Ruth Borsos. I – my maiden name was Moser, and I was born in Frankfurt, Germany. Q: And when? A: Oh…
2. 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…
3. Henry F. Kahn collection of Holocaust-era mail
1990.183.64 Box 2 Folder 4 Image 5
Document | Accession Number: 1990.183.64
Date:
inclusive: circa 1932-1985
… paternal grandmother, Hedwig Kahn (1862-1943), remained in Germany and perished at Theresienstadt.…
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 … paternal grandmother, Hedwig Kahn (1862-1943), remained in Germany and perished at Theresienstadt. Scope and content of collection The Henry F. Kahn…
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  • Series 1: Concentration camp mail Approximate 1934-Approximate 1985, 1934-1945 Bulk
    • File 3: Concentration Camp Sachsenhausen Approximate 1938-Approximate 1985
      • Pages: 2
4. 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…
5. 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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6. Oral history interview with Eva N. Mandeau
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1997.A.0441.736 | RG Number: RG-50.462.0736
Date:
interview: 1985 April 01
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Eva N. Mandeau (née Neumann), born on May 23, 1931 in Berlin, Germany, discusses her father leaving Germany for New York City after Kristallnacht in…
7. Oral history interview with Barbara Ledermann Rodbell
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1990.409.1 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0192
Date:
interview: 1990 June 12
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Barbara Lederman Rodbell, born in 1925 in Berlin, Germany, describes her childhood; moving to Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1933 with her family…
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 … were you born? A: I was born in Berlin, Germany, September 4, 1925. My mother's name was Else Citroen Citon, which means lemon, and it is a Dutch name…
8. 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…
9. Oral history interview with Peppi Dekker
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1993.A.0087.15 | RG Number: RG-50.091.0015
Date:
interview: 1985 January 31
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
… school until the war began; Germany invading Holland and being forced one year later to attend the local Jewish school; her family escaping the first…
10. 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…
11. Oral history interview with Erica van Adelsberg
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1997.A.0441.24 | RG Number: RG-50.462.0024
Date:
interview: 1981 December 08
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Erica Van Adelsberg (née Herz), born in Munich, Germany in 1928, describes her assimilated, liberal Jewish family; leaving Germany with her parents…
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 … coming, my father and mother decided to leave Germany. What made them then decide to leave Germany? I think it-- This was 19-- --32. --32. Yes. I think it…
12. Oral history interview with Robert Mansfeld
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1993.A.0088.68 | RG Number: RG-50.002.0068
Date:
interview: 1987 May 15
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…; his family's stay in Berlin, Germany between the years of 1930 and 1935; his time as a neighbor of Hermann Göring; moving back to Amsterdam in 1935; his…
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 … in the first and second grade in Germany. In 1935, my father decided since we were Dutch citizens that it was about time that we returned to Holland…
13. Oral history interview with Karla Haberstadt
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1999.A.0122.1394 | RG Number: RG-50.477.1394
Date:
interview: 1983 April 10
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…The cataloging of this oral history interview has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.…
14. 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…
15. Oral history interview with Irene Hasenberg Butter
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1993.A.0089.1 | RG Number: RG-50.155.0001
Date:
interview: approximately 1986 September 22
publication/distribution: approximately
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Dr. Irene Hasenberg Butter, born in Berlin, Germany in 1930, describes moving with her family to Holland, Netherlands in 1937; being deported with…
16. 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…
17. Oral history interview with Walter Thalheimer
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1989.346.73 | RG Number: RG-50.031.0073
Date:
interview: 1986 December 12
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
… uncles deciding to move the family to Stuttgart, Germany in 1936; attending an all Jewish school; the events on Kristallnacht, including the burning of the…
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 … were told that they had to go back to Germany, because their ship was not there yet. 0:34 So they went back to Cologne and were put up by a Jewish…
18. Oral history interview with Kurt Moses
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1997.A.0441.753 | RG Number: RG-50.462.0753
Date:
interview: 1985 April 21
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Kurt Moses, born on July 18, 1925 in Linnich, Germany, discusses his family moving to Holland for safety in the 1930s; his deportation to Westerbork…
19. Oral history interview with Ruth Gabriele Silten
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1997.A.0441.819 | RG Number: RG-50.462.0819
Date:
interview: 1985 April 21
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Ruth G. Silten, born on May 30, 1933 in Berlin, Germany, discusses moving to Amsterdam, Netherlands with her parents and grandmother after…
20. 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…