Overview
- Interview Summary
- Ruth Kline discusses the experiences of the Charnitzki family of Königsberg, Germany (now Kaliningrad, Russia); their life in Shanghai, China during the war; and their immigration to the United States in 1947.
- Interviewee
- Ruth Kline
- Interviewer
- Dr. Rebecca Erbelding
- Date
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2014 June 12
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ruth Kline
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Extent
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1 digital file : WAV.
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Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Holocaust survivors. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. Jewish families. Jews--China--Shanghai. Jews--Russia (Federation)--Kaliningrad (Kaliningradskaia oblast') World War, 1939-1945--Jews--China--Shanghai. Women--Personal narratives.
- Geographic Name
- Kaliningrad (Kaliningradskaia oblast', Russia) Shanghai (China) United States--Emigration and immigration.
- Personal Name
- Kline, Ruth.
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Rebecca Erbelding recorded the oral testimony of Ruth Kline at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on June 12, 2014.
- Special Collection
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The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2023-11-16 09:34:34
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Also in Charnitzki family collection
The collection consists of a briefcase, purse, an autograph album, correspondence, a digital file, documents, photographs, and a prayer book related to the experiences of the Charnitzki family in prewar Königsberg, Germany, in Shanghai during the Holocaust, and in the United States after the war.
Date: 1902-1956
Purse
Object
Briefcase
Object
Charnitzki family papers
Document
The Charnitzki family papers consists of documents, correspondence, photographs, and an autograph book related to the experiences of the Charnitzki family of Königsberg, Germany (now Kaliningrad). Includes documentation of pre-war life in Königsberg, life in Shanghai, and their emigration to the United States in 1947, including correspondence with family members who perished during the Holocaust.
