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"A Life of Rebellion"

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 2013.33.1

Overview

Description: Consists of one memoir, 181 pages, entitled "A Life of Rebellion," by Hans Apel, as told to Stefan G. Meyer. In the memoir, which was written based on extensive audio interviews with Mr. Apel (originally Appelbaum), Mr. Apel describes his childhood, antisemitism in Konitz, life in the German army in World War I, and the rise of Nazi influence in his brewery firm in Berlin in the late 1920s and early 1930s. In 1935, he and his family emigrated to the Netherlands, to England in 1936, and to the United States in 1937. During World War II, he taught German language and history to army officers and completed his PhD in Economics at Boston University. He describes his family life and life as a professor.
Date: inclusive: 2012-2012
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Vera Meyer

Physical Details

Language: English
Genre/Form: Memoirs. Personal Narratives.
Extent: 1 folder

Rights & Restrictions

Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use: The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
Copyright Holder: Vera Meyer

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Netherlands--Emigration and immigration. United States--Emigration and immigration.
Geographic Name: Berlin (Germany) Könitz (Germany)
Personal Name: Apel, Hans. Meyer, Stefan.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Vera Meyer donated her grandfather's memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013.

Record last modified:: 2023-05-02 11:41:13
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