A discussion of the Eiger family

Oral History | Accession Number: 2018.266.3 | RG Number: RG-50.110.0003

Golda Finkler discusses the history of one of the branches of her family, prominent members of the prewar European Jewish community.

Date: Recorded: 1971-1991
Language: Yiddish
Extent: 10 sound cassettes : analog.
18 digital files : WAV.
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Kaja Finkler

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Special Collection: The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
Topical Term: Jewish culture and contexts.
Jewish families.
Jewish marriage customs and rites.
Jews--Genealogy.
Jews--Migrations.
Jews--Personal narratives.
Jews--Social life and customs.
Geographic Name: Europe--Genealogy.
Poland--Genealogy.
Personal Name: Finkler, Golda, 1903-1991.
Gans family.
Eiger family.
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Dr. Kaja Finkler donated her mother Golda Finkler's audio recordings to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in May 2018. Golda Finkler recorded her family history and life story as the basis for the book "Lives Lived and Lost: East European History Before, During, and After World War II as Experienced by an Anthropologist and Her Mother" which she coauthored with her daughter Kaja Finkler.
Conditions on Access: Restrictions on access. Recordings are not available on the internet. They are accessible onsite at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and available upon request to researchers and educators.
Conditions on Use: Restrictions on use. Restrictions may exist. Contact the Museum for further information: reference@ushmm.org
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