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Oral history interview with Leo Weingarten

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 1999.A.0122.438 | RG Number: RG-50.477.0438

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    Oral history interview with Leo Weingarten

    Overview

    Interview Summary
    The interview describes Mr. Weingarten's childhood in Vienna, Austria; his experiences with antisemitism; and leaving Austria for Denmark on a Kindertransport. Mr. Weingarten describes his life in Denmark, working on a farm; his flight to Holland, France and then on a ship to Beirut from where he traveled to Palestine, where he was reunited with his parents. He describes his work with the British Army, his experiences with antisemitism of Arab refugees, joining the Israeli army, and his immigration to the United States.
    Interviewee
    Leo Weingarten
    Date
    interview:  1999 September 29
    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
    1 videocassette (Hi8) : sound, color ; 8mm.

    Rights & Restrictions

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

    Keywords & Subjects

    Personal Name
    Weingarten, Leo.
    Corporate Name
    Great Britain. Army

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The Bay Area Holocaust Oral History Project conducted the interview with Leo Weingarten on September 29, 1999. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received the tapes of the interview from the Bay Area Holocaust Oral History Project in October 2002.
    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 08:45:15
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