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AHC interview with Gertrude Austin.
No full textGertrude Austin (née Goldstein) was born in Vienna on June 2, 1911. She emigrated to Great Britain in 1939, and to the United States in 1948.See also Gertrude Austin Collection (AR 11077)Austrian Heritage Collectio
Hanukkah top
No full textHanukkah top. Conical base, four-sided body, knobbed shaft. Each face of the body is decorated with a white woman's face, edged in red (1), gold (1) or blue (2), with red lips, black eyes, and silver earrings. 3 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.; 9 x 4 cm.Digital imagedigitize
Cantor Wollner and wife.
No full textPhotographs of a pair of gouaches circa 1825 depicting Cantor Wollner and his wife.Dr. Sam Schaefler, 1999Wollner, born circa 1775, was a cantor in the town of Brieg.digitize
Greer Fay Cashman
No full textDigital imageGreer Fay Cashman was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1940. She was the editor of the Sydney Jewish News before immigrating to Israel in 1973. She is currently a columnist and feature writer for the Jerusalem Pos
"Persuing the truth" and "A way for the public" : studies in the teaching of Rabbi Israel Israeli of Toledo.
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[Synopsis] : East is West.
No full textSynopsis of a book by Freya Stark about her visits in Arab countries in 1939.Stark, Freya : East is West, London, J. Murray, 1945. LBI Library call number DS 49 S754
AHC interview with Gerda Schulman
No full textGerda Schulman, 1999Gerda Schulman (nee Lang) was born in Vienna, 1915. She managed to finish her law studies at the University of Vienna in January, 1938, just a few weeks before the "Anschluss". She fled to Amsterdam with her Dutch husband Hans Schulman; they escaped to the USA in 1939 where she started studies in psychology. She received a Master of Science Degree in 1942, and an Advanced Degree in 1951. Today, she is a well-known specialist for Family Therapy and has published a large number of scientific works. Gerda L. Schulman lives in Riverdale, NY.Austrian Heritage Collectio
AHC interview with Edmund H. Immergut.
No full textEdmund H. Immergut, 1999Edmund Heinz Immergut was born in Vienna on March 23, 1928. He went to elementary school in Vienna from 1934 until 1938. From September until December of 1938, he had to attend Chayes Gymnasium in Vienna. He fled by ship from Italy to Shanghai in January 1939. In Shanghai, he attended Public & Twos. Hanbury School (2/39 - 6/44), and then Universite L'Aurore (9/44 - 6/46). He left Shanghai in August 1946 to Berkeley, CA, where he enrolled at the University of California, Berkerley, USA. From 1949 until 1954, he attended Polytechnic University in Brooklyn. He then worked as a consulting editor.Austrian Heritage CollectionSee also Edmund Immergut Collection (AR 11058
AHC interview with Emmy Ambes.
No full textEmmy Ambes, nee Weiss, was born in Vienna on June 10, 1911. Together with her husband she immigrated to the United States in 1938. Her husband served in the US Army and was stationed in Germany during World War II.See also Emmy and George Ambes Collection (AR 11071)Austrian Heritage Collectio