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Oral history interview with Harold G. Jensen

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 2009.214.49 | RG Number: RG-50.617.0049

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    Oral history interview with Harold G. Jensen

    Overview

    Interview Summary
    Harold Geoffrey Jensen, born August 23, 1920 in Unruhstadt, Germany (now Kargowa, Poland), describes his childhood and education; attending gymnasium in Züllichau (Sulechów, Poland); moving with his family in 1934 to Schönebach, Germany; his experiences with antisemitism in Unruhstadt; learning a trade in Hamburg, Germany; his experiences in Hamburg during Kristallnacht; going to Bombay (Mumbai), India and arriving February 25, 1939; apprenticing as a textile worker; immigrating to Australia in 1947; his work in the textile industry; getting married; his children; visiting Germany briefly after the war; visiting Israel; his participation in the Jewish community; and being the president of a B'nai B'rith lodge in 1973.
    Interviewee
    Harold G. Jensen
    Date
    interview:  1984 May 08
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, acquired from Sophie Caplan

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Genre/Form
    Oral histories.
    Extent
    9 CD-ROMs.

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
    Conditions on Use
    No restrictions on use

    Keywords & Subjects

    Personal Name
    Jensen, Harold, 1920-
    Corporate Name
    B'nai B'rith

    Administrative Notes

    Holder of Originals
    Ms. Sophie Caplan
    Provenance
    Sophie Caplan donated her interview with Harold G. Jensen to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Oct. 2009. The collection was transferred to the Museum’s Oral History Branch in 2010.
    Record last modified:
    2023-11-16 09:18:37
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