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You searched for: Subject World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. Remove constraint Subject: World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. Dates 1971-1990 Remove constraint Dates: 1971-1990 Holding Institutions Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois Remove constraint Holding Institutions: Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois
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1. Oral history interview with Herbert Prauer
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1989.346.148 | RG Number: RG-50.031.0148
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interview: 1986 December 18
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The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
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 … the start of World War II, which was September 1, 1939. Q. Last time we ended by the men of the town and the surrounding towns had been rounded up and…
2. Oral history interview with Ralph Rehbock
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1989.346.60 | RG Number: RG-50.031.0060
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interview: 1986 March 16
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The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
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 … all had to start over again or because Jewish children in Germany couldn't go to school we were better students. We were always accepted, not singled…
3. Oral history interview with Lily Blayer
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1989.346.5 | RG Number: RG-50.031.0005
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interview: 1988 August 21
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The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
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 … of it. Poland was occupied in 1939 and everyone was running away from Poland -- civilians and military -- and then we found out when they came into the…
4. Oral history interview with Magda Rebitzer
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1989.346.59 | RG Number: RG-50.031.0059
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interview: 1987 August 30
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The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
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 … the Jewish community? A: My father was a atheist and my mother was Jewish- very religious. I really don't remember much but I do not remember any poor…
5. Oral history interview with John Mulholland
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1989.346.48 | RG Number: RG-50.031.0048
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interview: 1983 December 20
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The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
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 … or whatever. The people that had been running the camp were already gone. I think they knew that the war was over and they were just waiting... and it…
6. Oral history interview with William Levine
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1989.346.40 | RG Number: RG-50.031.0040
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interview: 1984 January 12
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The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
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 … American forces on April 29, 1945. Q. Do you recall your first impression upon entering the camp? A. At first, before we entered it was a very innocent kind…
7. Oral history interview with Werner Ellman
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1989.346.12 | RG Number: RG-50.031.0012
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interview: 1986 December 12
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The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
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 … seminary to become a priest. He says that the hatred of the Jews and the love of humanity were two different worlds. They never seemed to conflict. That was…
8. Oral history interview with Hannelore Silverman, Sol Schindel, and several unnamed people
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1989.346.65 | RG Number: RG-50.031.0065
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interview: 1983 September 19
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The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
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 … in another city, and was already married. He ran away to Russia. I stayed with them for quite a while. Q: We are now at the end of 1945? 2W: We are at…
9. Oral history interview with Ernest Pollak and Ilse Pollak
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1989.346.56 | RG Number: RG-50.031.0056
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interview: 1987 January 08
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The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
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 … gestures towards Jewish people at the time of the Kristallnacht... 01:3:54 Interviewer: What was the relationship like between you and the other students…
10. Oral history interview with Joseph Neumann
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1989.346.51 | RG Number: RG-50.031.0051
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interview: 1988 August 21
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 … there was also antisemitism. In 1939, Joseph withdrew from the army because the Slovak Army was going to join the German Army and invade Poland. He chose…
11. Oral history interview with Walter Gray
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1989.346.22 | RG Number: RG-50.031.0022
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interview: 1982 December 20
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The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
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 … of Patton's third army. Dr. Gray shows a book, listing the accounts of the 89th division during the years of 1942 through 1945. His rank in the army…
12. Oral history interview with Irving Wolf
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1989.346.80 | RG Number: RG-50.031.0080
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interview: 1987 August 30
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The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
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 … wrote us from America to come but we didn't think it was serious. I was drafted into the Czech Army in 1938/39. In February 1939 when the Germans came…
13. Oral history interview with Samuel Rosenberg
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1989.346.62 | RG Number: RG-50.031.0062
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interview: 1987 August 30
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The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
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 … did things begin to change in 1938 and 1939? A: The government of Poland was considered in foreign countries to be a dictatorial government. I didn…
14. Oral history interview with Philip Drell
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1989.346.10 | RG Number: RG-50.031.0010
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interview: 1984 February 10
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The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
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 …, which covered World War Two news in Europe. He covered the events in Normandy, as well as the Liberation of Paris, for example. 03:00 George Stevens, a…
15. Oral history interview with Ruth Rehbock and Ralph Rehbock
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1989.346.61 | RG Number: RG-50.031.0061
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interview: 1986 March 16
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The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
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 … many Jewish families were in this town? 1:15 A. I was born in scharkadden (ph) in 1917 and in we moved to Autov(ph) and there was civil war and my father…