The Museum’s Collections document the fate of Holocaust victims, survivors, rescuers, liberators, and others through artifacts, documents, photos, films, books, personal stories, and more. Search below to view digital records and find material that you can access at our library and at the Shapell Center.
Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1272.340 | RG Number: RG-50.120.0340
Date:
interview: 1998 March 25
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Karl Kosidois, born in Vienna, Austria in 1916, describes growing up in an assimilated family that spoke German at home and only visited the…
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…Kosidois, Karl RG-50.120*0340 One Videotape In Hebrew Abstract: Karl Kosidois was born in Vienna in 1916 to an assimilated family. They spoke German…
…. He had three sisters, Nelly (later Nelly Mozes Braun), Hilde (later Hilde Schwarz), and Hinda. Ernest and his family moved to Vienna, Austria when he…
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…) Braun of Vienna, Austria, including his escape from Austria in 1938 to Yugoslavia and Italy, his immigration to the United States in 1944, and his time…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1272.12 | RG Number: RG-50.120.0012
Date:
interview: 1993 April 30
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…'s child to Kraków; obtaining papers as Polish guest workers through the underground; traveling to Vienna, Austria then Semmering, Austria; working in…
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… accuracy. 3.50 Describes British entry into Austria. She and the girl’s aunt made contact with British officers. 4.04 Returns to describing events while in…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1992.A.0125.79 | RG Number: RG-50.233.0079
Date:
interview: 1992 January 16
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Trude Ludwig (nee Gertrud Grunbaum), born on March 26, 1917 in Vienna, Austria, describes her Catholic mother and Jewish father; being baptized and…
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… because there was a lot of antisemitism in Austria at the time. Do you recall what neighborhood you lived in Vienna? Was it a mixed neighborhood or…
…Erna Appenzeller (later Ernie Kent, b. 1929) was born in Vienna, Austria, to William (1883-1961) and Irma Dukes Appenzeller (1892-1985). William, the…
…Erika Stolz (later Erica White, 1926-2016) was born in Vienna, Austria on November 18, 1926. Her father, Leon Stolz (1890-1953), was born in…
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…) Catalog number: 2018.447.2 Creator: Stolz (Family : Vienna, Austria) Additional creator: White (Family : Vienna, Austria) Extent: 3 linear feet (2 boxes, 2…
…Erna Appenzeller (later Ernie Kent, b. 1929) was born in Vienna, Austria, to William (1883-1961) and Irma Dukes Appenzeller (1892-1985). William, the…
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…2 170 Countries + Regions AT Australia Files AT 18‐24, 26‐31 AU1 171 Countries + Regions AU Austria Files AU 1‐18 AU2 172 Countries…
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