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Oral history interview with Eric Willgott

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 1999.A.0122.127 | RG Number: RG-50.477.0127

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    Oral history interview with Eric Willgott

    Overview

    Interview Summary
    Eric Willgott, born on February 12, 1925 in Vienna, Austria, discusses his childhood in Vienna; his family life; his Orthodox religious upbringing; his involvement with a Zionist youth organization; his education; the increased antisemitism he experienced after the German annexation of Austria (Anschluss) in March 1938; his experiences during Kristallnacht in November; his family's decision to send him to Great Britain with the Kindertransport in December 1938; his experiences in London during the Blitz; his work with the United States government in Germany after the war; his immigration to the United States in 1948; his marriage; his life in the US; and his work.
    Interviewee
    Eric Willgott
    Interviewer
    Hilde Gattmann
    Date
    interview:  1999 December 13
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jewish Family and Children's Services of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Extent
    2 videocassettes (SVHS) : sound, color ; 1/2 in..

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    Keywords & Subjects

    Personal Name
    Willgott, Eric.

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The Bay Area Holocaust Oral History Project conducted the interview with Eric Willgott on December 13, 1999. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received the tapes of the interview from the Bay Area Holocaust Oral History Project in December 2000.
    Funding Note
    The cataloging of this oral history interview has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
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    2023-11-16 08:43:55
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