Oral history interview with H.J. Kaltenburn
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- Interviewee
- H J. Kaltenburn
- Date
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1989 February 07
(interview)
- Extent
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1 sound cassette : analog.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ina R. Friedman
H.J. Kaltenburn, an ecumenical leader in East Berlin, discusses Judaism and Christianity.
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Record last modified: 2018-01-22 10:47:33
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Also in Ina R. Friedman collection
Consists of research files, oral history interviews, transcripts, and notes produced by Ina R. Friedman during her research for her books on the Holocaust. Collection also includes original documents and identity cards for Dr. Richard Kahn and Ida Stern Kahn, originally of Berlin, Germany, as well as information about Cato Bontjes Van Beek, a member of the Resistance.
Date: 1973-2005
Ina R. Friedman research materials
Document
Consists of research files, transcripts, and notes produced by Ina R. Friedman in her research for her numerous books on the Holocaust. Also includes a large collection of oral histories conducted by Ina Friedman for use in her research. Also includes original documents and identity cards for Dr. Richard Kahn and Ida Stern Kahn, originally of Berlin, Germany, as well as information about Cato Bontjes Van Beek, a member of the resistance.
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