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Oral history interview with Eva Yachnes

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 2010.366 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0603

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    Oral history interview with Eva Yachnes

    Overview

    Interview Summary
    Eva Yachnes, born May 1932 in Vienna, Austria; discusses her family life in prewar Vienna; how her father, a Communist, found work in Russia after he lost his job in Vienna; how her mother received a visa to go to England as a cook in April 1938; staying with her maternal grandmother in Austria while her parents worked abroad; attending a Jewish kindergarten in Vienna; how her maternal grandfather founded the Free Thinkers Association; how her family celebrated Christmas and did not celebrate any Jewish holidays; her memories of the Nazi rise to power in Austria; her father’s efforts to teach her English; how her grandmother signed her up for the Kindertransport; her memories of leaving on the Kindertransport in December 1938; her journey to England through Holland; harassment from Nazis on the way to England; being taken to Dovercourt Camp upon arrival in England; how an English minister wanted to adopt her; attending English schools; her reunion with her father and mother in the United States; settling with her parents in Manhattan; and her father’s service in the United States Army.
    Interviewee
    Ms. Eva Yachnes
    Interviewer
    Agnieszka McClure
    Date
    interview:  2010 October 17

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Extent
    1 digital file : WAV.

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    Keywords & Subjects

    Personal Name
    Yachnes, Eva, 1932-

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Oral History Branch conducted the interview with Eva Yachnes during the Kindertransport Association Conference in Arlington, VA on October 17, 2010. The interview was transferred to United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in October 2010.
    Record last modified:
    2023-11-16 08:03:49
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