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Oral history interview with Paul Kurschner

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 1997.A.0441.361 | RG Number: RG-50.462.0361

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    Oral history interview with Paul Kurschner

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    Interview Summary
    Paul Kurschner, born on May 16, 1916 in Vienna, Austria, discusses being an active Zionist; the Betar Movement; pre and post Anschluss Austria; pre-war antisemitism; the youth underground movement; protesting Martin Niemöller's incarceration; leaving for Palestine after the Anschluss via Yugoslavia, Albania, and Greece; taking the ship Artemesia to Palestine before Kristallnacht; immigrating illegally under British Mandate; the Arab-Israeli War; and immigrating to the United States.
    Interviewee
    Paul Kurschner
    Interviewer
    Ruth K. Hartz
    Date
    interview:  1982 December 05
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Gratz College Holocaust Oral History Archive

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Extent
    2 sound cassettes (60 min.).

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    The Gratz College Holocaust Oral History Archive donated the interview to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017.
    Record last modified:
    2023-11-16 08:38:08
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