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1. Rosenwald family papers
2013.502.1 Box 1 Folder 3 Image 61
Document | Accession Number: 2013.502.1
Date:
inclusive: 1931-1962
bulk: 1938-1941
…Fritz Rosenwald (later Fred Rosenwald, 1915-1992) was born on 11 May 1915 in Köln, Germany to Karl (b. 1879) and Johanna Rosenwald (née Ledermann, b…
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 … number: 2013.502.1 Creator: Rosenwald family (Köln: Germany) Extent: .5 linear feet (1 box) Repository: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives…
2. "One in 6,000,000"
Document | Accession Number: 2015.188.1
Date:
creation: 2014
Subtitle:
One Woman's Story of Survival
…Hilde Geisen was born in May 1924 in Cologne, Germany, the only daughter of Robert and Frieda (née Esser) Geisenheimer. Robert was a veteran on World…
3. Oral history interview with Jack Alster
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2019.253.29 | RG Number: RG-90.063.0029
Date:
interview: 2009 July 12
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Jack Alster, born on October 14, 1927 in Cologne, Germany, discusses his experiences during the Holocaust.…
4. Oral history interview with Esther Kohn Biller
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2019.253.111 | RG Number: RG-90.063.0111
Date:
interview: 2011 June 28
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Esther Biller, born in 1925 in Cologne, Germany, discusses her experiences during the Holocaust.…
5. Oral history interview with Renee Duering
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2019.253.277 | RG Number: RG-90.063.0277
Date:
interview: 2007 May 04
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Renee Duering, born on January 7, 1921 in Cologne, Germany, discusses her experiences during the Holocaust.…
6. Oral history interview with Rudolph Billig
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2017.163.191 | RG Number: RG-50.919.0205
Date:
interview: 1981 June 23
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Cologne (Germany)…
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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 …, 1909-1985) was born on 16 December 1909 in Cologne, Germany to Hugo (b. 1875 in Munich, Germany) and Melanie (née Meyer, 1884-1943, born in Cologne…
8. Edith Horn family papers
Document | Accession Number: 2015.573.1
Date:
inclusive: 1924-2000
bulk: 1949-1963
…Jews--Germany--Cologne.…
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 … headings Jews--Germany--Cologne. Jews--Germany--North Rhine-Westphalia. Jews--Persecutions--Germany. Cattle trade--Germany--North Rhine-Westphalia. Germany…
9. Fanny Auerbach papers
1995.A.0365 Box 1 Folder 3 Image 1
Document | Accession Number: 1995.A.0365
Date:
inclusive: circa 1934-circa 1985
…Fanny Auerbach and her husband John, were German Jews living in Cologne, Germany. As John attended dental school, Fanny worked at the Abram Frank…
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 … German Jew who escaped Germany in 1935, and Malchen Banner, a young woman who Fanny helped raise while Fanny worked at an orphanage in Cologne, Germany…
10. Oral history interview with Anneliese Fischer
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2013.306.56 | RG Number: RG-50.694.0056
Date:
interview: 1993 November 25
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Anneliese Fischer, a Holocaust survivor, born in 1918, describes growing up in Cologne, Germany; her education; Hitler’s rise to power; relationships…
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 … born in Solingen, which is in Germany. INT: And you need to spell that. ANNELIESE: Solingen - and my grandparents, my father, my sister, and brother…
11. Rafael and Nelly Brenner family papers
1995.61 Box 1 Folder 1 Image 4
Document | Accession Number: 1995.61
Date:
inclusive: 1924-1956
… Photo-Brenner in Cologne, Germany in 1919. The business grew to include three photographic supply stores and a mail order business, and Rafael’s wife…
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 … Dates: 1924‐1956 Accession number: 1995.61 Creator: Brenner (Family : Köln, Germany) Additional creators: Brenner, Rafael, (1898‐1973…
12. Windmueller and Wasserman families papers
Document | Accession Number: 2020.360.1
Date:
inclusive: circa 1880-1975
…The Windmueller and Wasserman families collection documents the Windmueller and Wasserman families of Berlin and Cologne, Germany, who immigrated to…
13. Letters and other documents of Alma Landshut concerning her life in Berlin and Theresienstadt
Document | Accession Number: 1992.A.0070 | RG Number: RG-04.024.01
Date:
inclusive: 1943-1945
…Cologne (Germany)…
14. Salm family papers
2012.360.1 Box 1 Folder 17 Image 10
Document | Accession Number: 2012.360.1
Date:
inclusive: 1776-1985
bulk: 1898-1944
…, worked as a merchant in Cologne-Nippes, Germany, and married Meta (Bach) Salm in 1935. Meta (1907-1994) was born in Trier, Germany to baker Isidor Bach and…
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 …) Accession number: 2012.360.1 Creator: Salm (Family :Cologne, Germany) Extent: 0.5 linear feet (1 box) Repository: United States Holocaust Memorial…
15. Philippi family papers
2016.305.1 Box 1 Folder 5 Image 16
Document | Accession Number: 2016.305.1
Date:
inclusive: 1847-1971
bulk: 1938-1950
…Julius Philippi (1884-1955) was born on 29 October 1884 in Köln, Germany to Emil (Elige Emil Philippi, 1850-1940) and Juliana (née May, 1851-). He…
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 … (bulk 1938‐1950) Accession number: 2016.305.1 Creator: Philippi family (Köln :Germany) Grünewald family (Offenbach :Germany…
16. Oral history interview with Alfred Schnog
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2001.34 | RG Number: RG-50.106.0142
Date:
interview: 2001 March 10
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Alfred Schnog, born January 25, 1931, discusses his childhood in Cologne, Germany; growing up in a relatively secular Jewish family on Universität…
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 … Alfred Schnog RG-50.106*0142 Born January 25, 1931 in Cologne, Germany Twin brother Norbert Father - businessman in a metal trading firm Applied for…
17. Eva Ostwalt papers
2008.86.1 Box 1 Folder 14 Image 1
Document | Accession Number: 2008.86.1
Date:
inclusive: 1862-2007
bulk: 1905-2007
Special Collection:
Save Their Stories
…Eva Ostwalt (1902-2010) was born in Cologne, Germany to Emil Lippmann and Else Ballin Lippmann. Eva had two younger sisters, Kate and Trude…
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 … survivors. Concentration camps--Germany. Merano (Italy) Cologne (Germany) Dresden (Germany) Malchow (Germany) CONTAINER LIST Series 1: Documents, 1938-2001…
18. Oral history interview with Herbert Weber
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1999.A.0122.502 | RG Number: RG-50.477.0502
Date:
interview: 1998 January 05
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Herbert Weber, born on July 6, 1927 in Cologne, Germany, discusses spending his youth in Hamburg, Germany; his memories of seeing deportations of…
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 …:01:34,490 --> 00:01:37,410 17 00:01:37,410 --> 00:01:44,960 My name is Robert Weber, and I'm born in Cologne in Germany, 18 00:01:44,960 --> 00:01:50…
19. Thekla Samuel papers
1995.A.1207 Box 1 Folder 6 Image 3
Document | Accession Number: 1995.A.1207
Date:
inclusive: 1938-1987
bulk: 1938
…Thekla Samuel (1916-1991) was a Jewish nurse who lived with her parents, Moritz and Jeanette Bamberger in Cologne, Germany. In an effort to escape…
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 … Thekla Samuel, a Jewish nurse from Cologne, Germany who sought refuge from Nazi persecution in Belgian Congo in 1938. At the time of increasing hostility…
20. Walter and Erna Brunell papers
1995.A.0297 Box 1 Folder 20 Image 1
Document | Accession Number: 1995.A.0297
Date:
inclusive: 1938-1942
…Walter Brunell (1891-1962) and his wife Erna lived in Cologne, Germany where they experienced anti-Semitic persecution following the Nazi rise to…
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 … Walter Brunell (1891‐1962) and his wife Erna lived in Cologne, Germany where they experienced anti‐ Semitic persecution following the Nazi rise to power…
21. Oral history interview with Ruth Philip
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1999.A.0122.351 | RG Number: RG-50.477.0351
Date:
interview: 1991 April 16
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…The interview describes Ms. Philip's childhood in Cologne, Germany, her memories of antisemitic experiences after the Nazi regime rose to power in…
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 … Denise Lietzel. RUTH COULD YOU TELL US WHAT YOUR MAIDEN NAME WAS AND WHERE YOU WERE BORN INAUDIBLE My maiden name is Ruth Cappel. was born Cologne Germany…
22. Oral history interview with Susi Frank Annes
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2015.388.1 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0836
Date:
interview: 2015 October 04
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Susi Frank Annes (née Susi Marian Frank), born January 18, 1928 in the Ehrenfeld district of Cologne, Germany discusses her family, including parents…
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 … of Cologne, Germany to Caroline and Edgar Frank and had a sister, Rita, who was three years older. Her mother inherited a business selling butcher…
23. Oral history interview with Anita Steinacher
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1999.A.0122.428 | RG Number: RG-50.477.0428
Date:
interview: 2001 December 03
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Anita Steinacher discusses her childhood in Cologne, Germany; her family life; her religious upbringing; her education; the Jewish community…
24. 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…
25. Oral history interview with Helga Epstein
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1989.352.1 | RG Number: RG-50.069.0001
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Helga Epstein (née Dreifuss), born August 30, 1924 in Cologne, Germany, describes her family; the rise of Hitler in the 1920s and 1930s in Germany…
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 …Oral history interview with Helga Epstein RG-50.069.0001 Summary Helga Epstein (née Dreifuss) was born August 30, 1924 in Cologne, Germany. She is…
26. Oral history interview with Margot Sigler
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1997.A.0441.529 | RG Number: RG-50.462.0529
Date:
interview: 1989 May 02
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Margot Sigler (née Klein), born on October 27, 1923 in Cologne, Germany, discusses her prewar life in Cologne; attending an ORT school for…
27. Oral history interview with Alfred Fields
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2021.88.1 | RG Number: RG-50.030.1122
Date:
interview: 2021 September 02
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Cologne (Germany)…
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 … Fuhrer in Cologne, Germany on August 1, 1027. He changed his name when he arrived in the US. His parents were originally from Galicia in Poland. His father…
28. Levy and Lustig families papers
Document | Accession Number: 2017.554.2
Date:
inclusive: circa 1825-2004
…Fritz Levy (Friedrich Levy, 1890-1954) was born on 1 May 1890 in Cologne, Germany to Siegmund (1848-1920) and Bertha (née Lowenberg, 1856-1915) Levy…
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 … Accession number: 2017.554.2 Creator: Levy (Family : Cologne, Germany) Additional creator: Lustig (Family : Leipzig, Germany) Extent: 22 linear feet (10 boxes…
29. Oral history interview with Ellen Stern
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1999.A.0122.740 | RG Number: RG-50.477.0740
Date:
interview: 1990 June 21
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Ellen Stern discusses her childhood in Cologne, Germany; her assimilated family; her early education in a Catholic school; the changes she…
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 … June 3, '24 in Cologne, Germany. And can you tell me a little bit about your parents. Well, my parents were quote, unquote, "old Germans" and have lived…
30. Oral history interview with Marvin Palanker
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1990.338.48 | RG Number: RG-50.037.0048
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
… after the Battle of the Bulge and regrouping; advancing again through Germany to Cologne; reaching the camp Nordhausen without resistance in the middle of…
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 …. Perhaps you can tell us about the next picture here. Oh, well, this picture was taken quite some time later, when we were in Germany. But from Normandy, we…
31. Oral history interview with Harold Koppel
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2014.37.14 | RG Number: RG-50.765.0014
Date:
interview: 2006 February 07
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Harold Koppel, born in Cologne, Germany in 1927, describes his family; being in a school with only two other Jewish students and being bullied; being…
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 …, 2006 Holocaust Survivor • Born in Cologne, Germany, in 1927 • Restrictive laws prohibited doctors like Harold’s father from treating non-Jews • Witnessed…
32. Oral history interview with Sylvia Schneider
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1997.A.0441.98 | RG Number: RG-50.462.0098
Date:
interview: 1989 August 08
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Jews--Germany--Cologne.…
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 … you stopped a number of times? SS: We stopped constantly. After all, we were in the, in Cologne. And we crossed the whole of Germany. And, we ended up…
33. John and Margot Loewenberg papers
1995.A.0265.1 Box 1 Folder 4 Image 3
Document | Accession Number: 1995.A.0265.1
Date:
inclusive: 1938-1947
…Cologne (Germany)…
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 … to take hold in Germany in the 1930s, the Hebrew schools which Margot attended were closed. She was sent to a children’s home in Cologne, where she…
34. Oral history interview with Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Oral History | RG Number: RG-50.232.0086
Date:
interview: 1984 June 30
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Elizabeth Rosenberg (née Kaufmann), born [on November 27, 1922] in Cologne, Germany, discusses growing up in Cologne; her experiences during WWII…
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 … 1945, I'd like to find out a little bit about yourself and your family. Could you begin by telling me what was life like in Cologne when you were growing…
35. Oral history interview with Curtis Whiteway
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1990.402.1 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0253
Date:
interview: 1990 June 07
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
… American forces further into Germany through the Siegfried Line; fighting near Cologne, Germany and encountering several concentration camps; helping to…
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 …], in 1925. November 3rd. Q: Tell me a little bit about yourself, and your advent into the Army. And, uh, then we can talk about your career in Germany. A…
36. Monique Joseph papers
Document | Accession Number: 2019.595.1
Date:
inclusive: 1820-2007
bulk: 1920-1951
undated: 
…Monique Joseph was born Helga Irene Kaufmann on 3 April 1924 in Cologne, Germany to Sally and Caroline Kaufmann. Her father, Sally Kaufmann (1898…
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 … Monique Joseph (born Helga Kaufmann), originally of Cologne, Germany, her parents Caroline and Sallly Kaufmann, as well as her Husband Theophile Joseph and…
37. Oral history interview with Al Horwitz
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1993.A.0087.27 | RG Number: RG-50.091.0027
Date:
interview: 1984 September 06
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
… battle to free the port of Antwerp, Belgium; being active in Holland; moving into Germany through Aachen, as part of the drive to Koln (Cologne); going to…
38. Oral history interview with Inge Katzenstein
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2001.207 | RG Number: RG-50.106.0144
Date:
interview: 2001 October 17
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Inge Katzenstein (née Berg), born March 27, 1929 in Cologne, Germany, describes her family; having to move in with some of her extended family in…
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 …Inge Katzenstein (born Inge Eva Berg) Inge Katzenstein was born March 27th, 1929 in Cologne, Germany. Katzenstein lived with her family in a…
39. Oral history interview with Ruth Willdorf
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1999.A.0122.381 | RG Number: RG-50.477.0381
Date:
interview: 2001 June 06
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Jews--Germany--Cologne.…
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 … THE VIDEO TAPING AS WELL AS THE INTERVIEW. COULD BEGIN BY ASKING YOU WHERE AND WHEN YOU WERE BORN was born in Meiern Germany. Its small town close to…
40. Oral history interview with Jill B. Pauly
Oral History | RG Number: RG-50.999.0005
Date:
interview: 2000 July 05
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Jill Pauly (née Gisela Renate Berg), born on May 1, 1933 in Cologne, Germany, discusses growing up in a small town called Lechenich, where her family…
41. Oral history interview with Jill B. Pauly
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Oral History | RG Number: RG-50.999.0572
Date:
interview: 2016 July 06
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Jill Pauly (née Gisela Renate Berg), born on May 1, 1933 in Cologne, Germany, discusses growing up in a small town called Lechenich, where her family…
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 …, in Cologne, Germany. The arrow on the map points to the city of Cologne. Jill and her family lived in Lechenich, a small town outside of Cologne. In…
42. Oral history interview with Jill B. Pauly
Oral History | RG Number: RG-50.999.0038
Date:
interview: 2001 May 02
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Jill Pauly (née Gisela Renate Berg), born on May 1, 1933 in Cologne, Germany, discusses growing up in a small town called Lechenich, where her family…
43. Oral history interview with Jill B. Pauly
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Oral History | RG Number: RG-50.999.0429
Date:
interview: 2013 May 30
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Jill Pauly (née Gisela Renate Berg), born on May 1, 1933 in Cologne, Germany, discusses growing up in a small town called Lechenich, where her family…
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 … prepared a brief slide presentation to help with our introduction. Jill Pauly was born Gisella Renate Berg May 1, 1933, in Cologne, Germany. The arrow on…
44. Oral history interview with Walter Wertheim
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2014.37.24 | RG Number: RG-50.765.0024
Date:
interview: 2006 March 07
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
… the time of Kristallnacht; being prevented from attending school; going to Cologne, Germany temporarily and returning home; how his father organized…
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 … Holocaust Survivor • Born in Mönchengladbach, Germany, in 1925 • Expelled from school at age 13 because he was a Jew • Witnessed Kristallnacht at the age of…
45. Oral history interview with Jill B. Pauly
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Oral History | RG Number: RG-50.999.0492
Date:
interview: 2014 August 07
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Jill Pauly (née Gisela Renate Berg), born on May 1, 1933 in Cologne, Germany, discusses growing up in a small town called Lechenich, where her family…
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 … born Gisella Renate Berg on May 1, 1933 in Cologne, Germany. The arrow on this map points to the city of Cologne. Jill and her family lived in Lechenich…
46. Oral history interview with Jill B. Pauly and Inge E. Katzenstein
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Oral History | RG Number: RG-50.999.0086
Date:
interview: 2003 March 26
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Jill Pauly (née Gisela Renate Berg), born on May 1, 1933 in Cologne, Germany, discusses growing up in a small town called Lechenich, where her family…
47. Oral history interview with Frederick Kahn
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2009.214.51 | RG Number: RG-50.617.0051
Date:
interview: 1984 August 15
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Frederick Kahn, born October 15, 1908 in Bruhl, Germany, discusses his family’s background; his childhood and education; his studies in Cologne and…
48. Oral history interview with Jill B. Pauly
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Oral History | RG Number: RG-50.999.0716
Date:
interview: 2019 August 07
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Jill Pauly (née Gisela Renate Berg), born on May 1, 1933 in Cologne, Germany, discusses growing up in a small town called Lechenich, where her family…
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 … her introduction. Jill Pauly was born Gisella Renate Berg on May 1st, 1933 in cologne, Germany, the arrow on the map points to the location of cologne…
49. Oral history interview with Jacob Schonbach
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1997.A.0441.513 | RG Number: RG-50.462.0513
Date:
interview: 1996 December 23
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Jacob Schonbach, born on July 10, 1913 in Cologne, Germany, discusses receiving his education in Jewish schools in Cologne for 14 years; working as a…
50. Oral history interview with Berthold Zanders
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1999.A.0122.506 | RG Number: RG-50.477.0506
Date:
interview: 1998 September 09
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Berthold Zanders, born on March 20, 1920 in Cologne, Germany, discusses his childhood in Cologne; his culinary studies and apprenticeship in Brussels…