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Oral history interview with Fred Loewy

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 2005.460 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0501

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    Oral history interview with Fred Loewy

    Overview

    Interview Summary
    Fred Loewy (Löwy), born in 1925 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, discusses moving to Alsace, France after his father opened a business there; growing up in Sélestat, France; his father's business partnership in a metal recycling factory; moving to Colmar, France; the German occupation of France and fleeing Colmar; the journey by train to Toulouse, France with thousands of other refugees and the difficulties involved in the journey; the round-ups of refugees and their transports to the Agde concentration camp; his family's release from Agde because of the intervention of Camille Ernst; his father's efforts to obtain the release of other prisoners at Agde; their move to Celleneuve, France; obtaining false papers under the name Hebergé; working for the French resistance; and immigrating to the United States.
    Interviewee
    Fred Loewy
    Interviewer
    Ringelheim, Dr. Joan
    Date
    interview:  2005 November 30
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Genre/Form
    Oral histories.
    Extent
    9 videocasettes (Betacam SP) : sound, color ; 1/2 in..

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

    Keywords & Subjects

    Personal Name
    Loewy, Fred, 1925-
    Corporate Name
    Agde (Concentration camp)

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Oral History Branch conducted the interview with Fred Loewy in Oakdale, Va., on November 30, 2005. The interview was received by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives Branch in December 2005.
    Funding Note
    The production of this interview was made possible by Carole and Maurice Berk.
    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 08:03:14
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