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Oral history interview with Fred Meibergen

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 1999.A.0122.714 | RG Number: RG-50.477.0714

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    Oral history interview with Fred Meibergen

    Overview

    Interview Summary
    Fred Meibergen, describes his childhood in Bremerhaven, Germany; the increase in existing antisemitism in Germany, and the rise of the Nazi party in Berlin. He recalls his experiences with the Nuremberg Laws, the danger he felt, and his decision to leave Germany. He describes his family's immigration to Yokohama, Japan and then to the United States in 1941. He describes his United States Army service beginning in 1942 and his experiences on the European front. Mr. Meibergen relates what he believes the U.S. Army and the German people knew about the camps as well as the emotions he experienced while visiting Bremerhaven during the war. He discusses postwar Germany, his thoughts on forgiveness, and his life since the war.
    Interviewee
    Fred Meibergen
    Interviewer
    Peter Ryan
    Date
    interview:  1989 October 24
    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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    Conditions on Access
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    Keywords & Subjects

    Personal Name
    Meibergen, Fred, 1909-

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The Bay Area Holocaust Oral History Project conducted the interview with Fred Meibergen on October 24, 1989. The interview was received by the Archives Branch in July 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 08:46:31
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