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Berlin (Germany)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Name Authority File
Scope Note: For headings before 1949 and after 1990. Headings for 1949-1990 are found under: Berlin (Germany : East); Berlin (Germany : West). Valid for Berlin as a city and as a state.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Box 1, 1984-2021

 File — Box B452.01.0001: Series B452.01 [Barcode: U186023293460]
Identifier: B452.01.0001
Abstract

This box contains oral history interviews on DVD. The interviews are with members of the Grünfeld/Heimann family.

Dates: 1984-2021

Kurt Heimann Holocaust Story, 1988

 Item
Identifier: B452.01.0001.0007
Abstract oral history interview with Kurt Heimann. Kurt, born December 7, 1912 in Berlin, Germany, describes being barred from advancing in his early career because of the German antisemitic laws in the 1930s; his family life; meeting and marrying his wife (Lotte Grünfeld); escaping Berlin, Germany via train on September 16, 1940 with his wife, parents, and brother (Gerhard); arriving in Shanghai, China; life in the Shanghai Ghetto with other Jewish refugees; conditions in the ghetto, including the...
Dates: 1988

Oral Histories, 1984-2021

 Series
Identifier: B452.01
Abstract

This series contains Oral history interviews with members of the Grünfeld/Heimann family who discuss their escape from Nazi Germany and experiences as refugees.

Dates: 1984-2021