Advanced Search

Learn About The Holocaust

Special Collections

My Saved Research

Login

Register

Help

Skip to main content

Oral history interview with Edith Heine

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 1999.A.0122.832 | RG Number: RG-50.477.0832

Search this record's additional resources, such as finding aids, documents, or transcripts.

No results match this search term.
Check spelling and try again.

results are loading

0 results found for “keyward

    Oral history interview with Edith Heine

    Overview

    Interview Summary
    The interview describes Ms. Heine-Levy's childhood in Amsterdam, Holland, after her family's move from Germany in 1933, and her early memories of the war years and of the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. Ms. Heine-Levy describes an incursion by the Gestapo in their home, the family's flight, and their experiences in hiding in several places throughout the war years. She describes witnessing roundups and scene of violence, and her weakened condition upon liberation. Ms. Heine-Levy discusses the family's return to Germany, her fear and discomfort living there, her marriage and divorce in Germany, and her immigration to the United States in 1992.
    Interviewee
    Edith Heine
    Interviewer
    Sandra Bradley
    Date
    interview:  1995 April 25
    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
    2 videocassettes (SVHS) : sound, color ; 1/2 in..

    Rights & Restrictions

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

    Keywords & Subjects

    Personal Name
    Heine, Edith.

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The Bay Area Holocaust Oral History Project conducted the interview with Edith Heine on April 25, 1995. The interview was received by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives Branch in December 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.
    Record last modified:
    2023-11-16 08:47:06
    This page:
    https:​/​/collections.ushmm.org​/search​/catalog​/irn515890

    Download & Licensing

    In-Person Research

    Contact Us