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Oral history interview with Eugene Fellner

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 1997.A.0368.2 | RG Number: RG-50.501.0001

Overview

Interview Summary: Eugene Fellner describes his escape from Vienna, Austria to France in 1938; his experiences as a foreigner in France; his attempts to get a visa to the United States; arriving in New York, NY; and the fate of his family during the Holocaust.
Interviewee: Eugene Fellner

Physical Details

Language: English
Extent: 1 sound cassette (90 min.).

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Austria--Personal narratives. Holocaust survivors--United States. Jewish refugees--France. Jews, Austrian--France. Jews--Austria--Vienna. Jews--Migrations--Austria. World War, 1939-1945--Jews. Men--Personal narratives.
Geographic Name: France. New York (N.Y.) United States--Emigration and immigration. Vienna (Austria)
Personal Name: Fellner, Eugene.

Administrative Notes

Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Herta S. Fellner donated the interview with Eugene Fellner to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum through the Registry of Jewish Holocaust Survivors in December 1997.
Special Collection: The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive

Record last modified:: 2022-07-28 20:11:03
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