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Oral history interview with Warren Odenheimer

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 1999.A.0122.718 | RG Number: RG-50.477.0718

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    Oral history interview with Warren Odenheimer

    Overview

    Interview Summary
    Warren Odenheimer discusses his childhood in Karlsruhe, Germany; his education in Karlsruhe; his early experiences with antisemitism; the changes he witnessed after 1933; his memories of Kristallnacht and its aftermath; his family’s decision to immigrate to the United States; the journey in 1940 to San Francisco, CA via the Soviet Union, Korea, Japan, and Hawaii; his decision to enlist in the US Army; his service in the Philippines; his life after the war; and visiting Karlsruhe in 1971.
    Interviewee
    Warren Odenheimer
    Interviewer
    Peter Ryan
    Date
    interview:  1997 June 23
    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
    Odenheimer, Warren.

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The Bay Area Holocaust Oral History Project conducted the interview with Warren Odenheimer on June 23, 1997. 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 08:46:32
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