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Oral history interview with Leo Lerner

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 1997.A.0441.376 | RG Number: RG-50.462.0376

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    Oral history interview with Leo Lerner
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    Interview Summary
    Leo Lerner, born on September 3, 1929 in Göppingen, Wuerttemberg, Germany, discusses his father’s expulsion from Germany as a "stateless" Polish citizen; the Jewish community financing his family's immigration to Shanghai, China in June 1939; impoverished life in Hongkew; differences in living conditions for refugees of different economic levels; indignities imposed by the Japanese but not persecution; and immigrating to the United States in February 1949.
    Interviewee
    Leo Lerner
    Interviewer
    Marcia Goldberg
    Date
    interview:  1999 October 15
    Geography
    creation: Philadelphia (Pa.)
    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.).

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    Restrictions on access. Interview is available onsite at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum only.
    Conditions on Use
    Restrictions on use. Interview is viewable onsite at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum only.

    Keywords & Subjects

    Personal Name
    Lerner, Leo, 1929-

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The Gratz College Holocaust Oral History Archive donated the interview to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017.
    Record last modified:
    2022-07-28 20:10:47
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