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Oral history interview with Walter Obermeyer

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 1999.A.0122.778 | RG Number: RG-50.477.0778

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    Oral history interview with Walter Obermeyer

    Overview

    Interview Summary
    The interview describes Mr. Obermeyer's childhood in Bad Salzufflen and Augsburg, Germany. He describes a pro-Nazi rally in Augsburg for which Adolf Hitler was present, as well as the feeling of danger he experienced during this time. Mr. Obermeyer describes his immigration to the United States in 1937, the family he lived with in San Francisco, the school he attended, and his experiences as an immigrant. He describes becoming a United States citizen and joining the Army in 1943, as well as his service in the Pacific theater. He discusses his life after the war, his visit to Germany in the 1980s, and his thoughts on the Holocaust in general.
    Interviewee
    Walter Obermeyer
    Interviewer
    Kitia Altman
    Date
    interview:  1990 March 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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    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The Bay Area Holocaust Oral History Project conducted the interview with Walter Obermeyer on March 24, 1990. The interview was received by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives Branch in June 2004.
    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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