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Irene B. Holocaust testimony (HVT-1058) interviewed by Bernard Weinstein,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-1058

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    Summary
    Videotape testimony of Irene B., a twin, who was born in Berlin, Germany in 1926. She recalls her father's position as a district attorney; attending a Catholic school; her father's dismissal from his job due to the Nuremberg laws; expulsion from school; attending a Jewish school; no longer having servants, although one, an anti-Nazi, continued to work for them; their chauffeur warning her father to leave; men coming for him; his return a week later; seeing damage after Kristallnacht; placement with her sister on a kindertransport; arrival in London in January 1939; attending a Jewish boarding school in Hove; losing contact with her parents when the war began; evacuation of the school to Wales due to German bombing; working in London after graduation; frequent bombings; and joining their parents in the United States in 1943. Ms. B. discusses her father's participation in the Nuremberg trails; easier adjustments because her sister was always with her; living three distinct lives - in Germany, England, and the United States; and strengthening of her Jewish identity due to her experiences.
    Author/Creator
    B., Irene, 1926-
    Published
    Union, N.J. : Kean College Oral Testimonies Project, 1987
    Interview Date
    July 30, 1987.
    Locale
    Germany
    London (England)
    Berlin (Germany)
    Hove (England)
    Wales
    Cite As
    Irene B. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-1058). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
    Other Authors/Editors
    Weinstein, Bernard, interviewer.

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Copies
    2 copies: 3/4 in. dub; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
    Physical Description
    1 videorecording (46 min.) : col

    Keywords & Subjects

    Subjects (Local Yale)
    Postwar experiences.
    Postwar effects.
    Child survivors.
    Antisemitism Prewar.
    Nuremberg laws.
    Aid by non-Jews.
    Crystal Night, 1938.

    Administrative Notes

    Link to Yale University Library Catalog:
    http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/4294794
    Record last modified:
    2018-06-04 13:31:00
    This page:
    https:​/​/collections.ushmm.org​/search​/catalog​/hvt4294794

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