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Oral history interview with Thomas Kramer

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 2006.70.89 | RG Number: RG-50.583.0089

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    Oral history interview with Thomas Kramer

    Overview

    Interview Summary
    Thomas Kramer, born August 18, 1934 in Budapest, Hungary, discusses his family and childhood; the early part of the war before the German occupation of Hungary; his ignorance of the Holocaust; the start of the German occupation on March 19, 1944; the people brought to labor camps, including his father in August 1944; hearing that both he and his mother were to be deported to a camp; going to an orphanage which was protected by either the Swedish or the Swiss rather than be deported; the Arrow Cross arriving and bringing everyone from the house to the ghetto; being rescued by Wallenberg; going with his mother into hiding with friends; the Russians arriving and moving in; learning about the death camps and the loss of family members; and immigrating to Australia with his family.
    Interviewee
    Thomas Kramer
    Interviewer
    Mrs. Kayla Szumer
    Date
    undated: 
    Credit Line
    Forms part of the Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This archive consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Extent
    1 sound cassette.

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
    Conditions on Use
    Permission must be obtained from the University of Sydney, Archive of Australian Judaica for any type of use other than research.

    Keywords & Subjects

    Corporate Name
    Nyilaskeresztes Párt.

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The Australian Institute of Holocaust Studies conducted the interview with Thomas Kramer for the Twelfth Hour Project. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received a copy of the interview in April 2006 from the State Library of New South Wales where the collection is housed.
    Record last modified:
    2023-11-16 09:03:32
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