World War, 1939-1945
Found in 337 Collections and/or Records:
Oral History Interview with Rosi Wahl, 1984 May 2
Interview covers prewar experiences in Poland, antisemitism, and children's transport to Britain.
Oral History Interview with Solomon Schindel, 1982 December 25
Oral history covers growing up in Poland, father sold baskets and mother died when he was six. Pre-war life in Poland and his experience during the war and in concentration camps. Life after the war. Immigrated to US in 1949 through New York, shortened name from Schindelheim to Schindel. Lived in Chicago and then Denver.
Oral History Interview with Sonia Gottlieb, 1981 November 8
Oral history covers her experience during WWII as a prisoner in a Siberian labor camp. Describes the living conditions there and the isolation and lack of awareness about what was happening elsewhere. Also describes difficult of adjusting to life in America.
Oral History Interview with Stuart Mace, 1991 November 8, 2006
Oral History Interview with Szlama and Helen Bolstok, 1982 January 20
Oral history covers their experiences as Polish children pre-war, Helen in Lodz Ghetto, her deportation to Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen camps and the Farben Factory. Szlama’s experiences in ghettos, camps, forced labor and displaced person's camp. Immigration to Denver in 1950.Adjusting to life in America.
Oral history interview with Thomas Fallbach, 2003 April 10
Fallbach recalls his early years in the Coast Guard and learning how to deep sea dive, specifically his experiences attending the Navy's deep sea diving school in Washington, D.C. He highlights his assignments after school, including diving in the search of torpedoes in Chesapeake Bay, working on a ship that refueled aircraft carriers at sea, and his assignment as a member of the crew on the Nantucket Lightship, anchored off the coast of Nantucket Island.
Oral history interview with Thomas Fallbach, 2002 November 27
Oral history interview with Tom Butterfield, 2000 December 7
Oral History Interview with Zesa Starr, 1982 February 15
Interview covers Zesa’s life growing up in small town in Poland. Experiences in Auschwitz. Discusses post-war feelings, leaving Europe, problems adjusting to life in America, relationships with other survivors and American born Jews, feelings toward Israel, Poland and Germany.
Oral History Interviews with Gerald Gray and Raymond Grimes, 1979
First Interview with Gerald Gray- Topics Covered: Family background and growing up in Denver, first West then East; Jewish Community, community leaders and historic events; involvement with Center, served on Board and as president, fund raising, goals and functions; Denver community.