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Oral history interview with Karl Guttman

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 1999.A.0122.914 | RG Number: RG-50.477.0914

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    Oral history interview with Karl Guttman

    Overview

    Interview Summary
    The interview describes Mr. Guttman's childhood in Vienna, Austria, where he was raised as a Lutheran by two Jewish parents who had converted to Christianity. He discusses the Anschluss in Austria, the increasing antisemitism that he faced because of his parents' Jewish background, and his attempts to escape Austria; because he was Lutheran he was not able to appeal to Jewish agencies and was aided by a Swedish mission. Mr. Guttman describes his escape to London, England, where he was considered an enemy alien, and was deported to Australia on the British passenger ship Dunera. Mr. Guttman recounts his experiences in an internment camp in Australia for two years, his eventual release, and joining the Australian Army in 1942. He describes his return to civilian employment in 1943, his immigration to the United States in 1949, and his life in San Francisco.
    Interviewee
    Karl Guttman
    Date
    interview:  1991 May 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
    Genre/Form
    Oral histories.
    Extent
    2 videocassettes (SVHS) : sound, color ; 1/2 in..

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

    Keywords & Subjects

    Corporate Name
    Dunera (Ship)

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The Bay Area Holocaust Oral History Project conducted the interview with Karl Guttman on May 23, 1991. The interview was received by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives Branch in February 2005.
    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 08:47:27
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