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Oral history interview with Bernard Werth

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 1999.A.0122.590 | RG Number: RG-50.477.0590

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    Oral history interview with Bernard Werth

    Overview

    Interview Summary
    The interview describes Mr. Werth's childhood in Frankfurt am Main, Germany; his experiences with antisemitism when he was at school; the privations the family suffered as a result of anti-Jewish laws; and his memories of the events of Kristallnacht in November, 1938. Mr. Werth describes the arrest of his father, his release and the family's flight to England in June 1939, and his immigration to the United States in October 1940. He describes adjusting to life in the United States, his military service during World War II, and his involvement in the D-Day operation at Omaha Beach in June 1944. He discusses his role as rifleman with the 5th Armored Division, his transfer to military intelligence, his work interrogating recently caught German prisoners of war, his capture by the SS in April 1945 and fortunate escape. Mr. Weiss describes his visit to Buchenwald, his experiences with antisemitism in the United States Army, and his life in the United States after the war ended.
    Interviewee
    Bernard Werth
    Interviewer
    Anne Feibelman
    Date
    interview:  1990 June 20
    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 (SVHS) : sound, color ; 1/2 in..

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    Keywords & Subjects

    Personal Name
    Werth, Bernard.

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The Bay Area Holocaust Oral History Project conducted the interview with Bernard Werth on June 20, 1990. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received the tapes of the interview from the Bay Area Holocaust Oral History Project in February 2003.
    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 08:45:53
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