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Oral history interview with Sophie Mewes

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 1992.A.0124.42 | RG Number: RG-50.028.0042

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    Oral history interview with Sophie Mewes

    Overview

    Interview Summary
    Sophie Mewes, born July 18, 1898, describes becoming a Jehovah's Witness in 1931; being arrested in 1939 and placed in a prison at Paderborn for six months before she was sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp; having a travel pass from the camp, which allowed her to travel to her work place; her work in the camp cleaning and gardening; refusing to become a Nazi; having Bible discussions with other J.W. in the camp and preaching in the camp; food in the camp; being liberated by the Russians; returning home; getting her son (Berthold Mewes); and losing their pre-war home in Paderborn.
    Interviewee
    Sophie Mewes
    Interviewer
    Robert Buckley
    Date
    interview:  1990 May 25

    Physical Details

    Language
    German
    Extent
    2 videocassettes (VHS) : sound, color ; 1/2 in..

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    Keywords & Subjects

    Personal Name
    Mewes, Sophie, 1898-

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Oral History Branch, in cooperation with Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, Inc. produced the interview with Sophie Mewes on May 25, 1990.
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    2023-11-16 07:59:32
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