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Oral history interview with Paul Rosenau

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 1997.A.0441.871 | RG Number: RG-50.462.0871

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    Oral history interview with Paul Rosenau

    Overview

    Interview Summary
    Paul Rosenau, born June 12, 1915 in Augsburg, Germany, discusses his care-free childhood; going to school and completing his BA in 1934; being the only Jew in his class after 1931; not experiencing antisemitism personally; joining the Jewish boy scouts, Kameraden; the local Jewish population and synagogue; Kristallnacht not damaging the synagogue badly; going to Chemnitz, Germany to join his aunt and to learn a trade; a gentile math professor petitioning the University of Munich for him to go for math but being denied; leaving Germany in October 1937 and going to the United States; working in manufacturing to make ends meet; returning to Germany at various times and keeping in contact with classmates and friends; and his life in the United States.
    Interviewee
    Paul Rosenau
    Interviewer
    Jerry Freimark
    Date
    interview:  1997 December 11
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Gratz College Holocaust Oral History Archive

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Extent
    1 sound recording : WAV.

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    Keywords & Subjects

    Personal Name
    Rosenau, Paul, 1915-

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The Gratz College Holocaust Oral History Archive donated the interview to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017. The interview is part of Project Kabed which was produced by Jerry M. Freimark between 1997-2012 and donated to Gratz College.
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    2023-11-16 08:41:15
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