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AHC interview with Marianne Ehrlich Ross.
No full text00:00 short description of life story1:50 family background5:35 life in Vienna and awareness of situation in Germany8:00 emigration8:30 religious traditions of family11:10 going back to Vienna13:55 emigration17:55 living in England24:55 antisemitism in Europe26:05 being refugees in England28:05 coming to the US33:45 Israel and Zionism37:20 connections to Austria today38:15 children39:45 speaking German40:30 identity today41:50 opinions on Austria and Europe49:15 final statementMarch 17, 2017Marianne Ehrlich Ross was born on July 8, 1934 in Vienna, Austria, where she grew up in the 2nd District. Because her father had Czech citizenship, her family first fled to Prague, and then they then emigrated to England, where they spent the war years. In 1948 Marianne came to the United States.Austrian Heritage Collectio
AHC interview with John Egon Garmat.
No full text00:00 short description of life story12:05 family background and religion in family15:00 life in Austria18:15 emigration19:35 looting of shops21:15 life in Vienna30:00 emigration35:10 awareness of Nazi threat before Anschluss36:55 family attitude towards Zionism38:20 Kristallnacht39:55 living in the US45:10 Israel48:25 connections to Austria today55:50 US politics58:35 childrenMarch 15, 2017John Egon Garmat was born as Egon Gyrmatti in Vienna, Austria on Feb. 17, 1933. He left Austria at the age of five by way of Prague and Le Havre. He and his family lived in the Bronx, N.Y. and after finishing his education he worked for the US government.Austrian Heritage Collectio
Richard and Stephanie Abraham Travel to Shanghai, China in February 2017.
No full textFirst-hand account of Richard and Stephanie Abraham's trip to Shanghai, China in February 2017, with foreward detailing the personal history of Hans Weinberger, who had emmigrated there to escape Nazi persecution in 1940. Photographs documenting their steps as they trace the life of their relative and learn about the dynamic history of the "Shanghai Ghetto" comprise this manuscript.digitize
AHC interview with Charlotte Brown.
No full textNovember 24, 20170:00:15-0:02:50 Overview of the life story0:03:30-0:04:02 Family members0:04:05-0:04:31 Jewish school in Lackenbach0:04:35-0:06:08 Parental home0:06:15-0:07:06 Religion0:07:39-0:08:03, 0:44:50-0:45:10 Moving to Vienna0:08:32-0:11:23, 0:31:54-0:33:30 Kindertransport to England0:11:24-0:12:08 Family members getting arrested0:14:59-0:16:04, 0:35:35-0:37:55 Life in England and work at an ammunition factory0:16:05-0:17:25, 0:33:35-0:34:14 Coming to New York0:18:45-0:20:09 Family life in New York0:20:25-0:23:37; 0:38:50-0:39:14 Relations to Austria0:25:03-0:26:47 Attitudes towards Holocaust memorials and Holocaust education0:27:25-0:28:31 Siblings Godfried and Hella Geller0:29:40-0:30:25 Jewish community and synagogue in Lackenbach0:30:46-0:31:54 Feeling threatened in ViennaCharlotte Brown née Geller was born on April 2, 1924 in Lackenbach, Austria. She grew up with her parents (David Geller and Elsa, née Clederer Geller), grandparents and younger sister and brother in a house in Lackenbach. Charlotte attended a Jewish school in Lackenbach until 1938 when she had to move to Vienna with her whole family due to the "Anschluss". She lived in Vienna with her father’s sister for several months. In August 1939 Charlotte left Vienna and came to England on a Kindertransport. Her family got arrested shortly after, and she was never able to find out what happened to them. After having arrived in England, Charlotte first lived in tents in the fields with children who had also been on the Kindertransport and then lived with an English family and helped with domestic work for about a year until war broke out. Charlotte then worked at an ammunition factory for the navy in Leicester for six years. Charlotte was able to leave England in 1947 with help of her father’s brother in New York. She came to New York in March 1947 and worked in her uncle’s restaurant. In 1948 Charlotte got married and lived mostly in the Bronx with her spouse Murray Brown (Braun) and their two children for 13 years while working at a department store. In 1978 Charlotte moved to Eugene, OR.Austrian Heritage Collectio
History of the Jews Residing in Jebenhausen and Goeppingen /
No full textEnglish translation of an original German book, Tänzer, Aron, 1871-1937. Die Geschichte der Juden in Jebenhausen und Goeppingen / Berlin : W. Kohlhammer, 1927. Available in the LBI Library, call number DS 135 G4 J4 T3.digitize
AHC interview with Ludwig Rudel.
No full text00:00 family background and short description of life story13:55 family history24:05 family history and Jewish traditions in the family43:05 school and antisemitism in Vienna46:10 the name Rudel (Hans Ulrich Rudel)54:05 life in Vienna1:01:55 philosophy and history1:09:10 politics and antisemitism in Austria before the war1:12:50 family attitude towards Zionism1:15:55 Anschluss and feelings towards Austria during the war1:20:00 emigration1:34:25 Kristallnacht and war while in the US1:36:55 coming to New York1:40:05 continuing education and way into professional life1:50:45 opinions on Israel and Middle East2:01:00 Austria2:16:05 US politics2:21:30 speaking German2:23:00 Holocaust memorialsMarch 15, 2017Ludwig Rudel was born in Vienna, Austria on May 7, 1930. His father died of pancreatic cancer when Ludwig was still a child, and his brother immigrated to the United States in spring of 1938. Since Ludwig and his mother could not go to the US before October 1938, they fled from Vienna to Italy, where they were hiding for about 6 weeks. From there they emigrated to Switzerland, where they received visas to come to the United States. In October 1938 they departed from Le Havre, France to New York. He continued his education in the States and worked for the US Army. He eventually became a diplomat.Austrian Heritage Collectio
AHC interview with Richard Schifter.
No full text00:00 short description of life story15:50 military service33:00 parents' life35:50 professional and political life41:00 family background49:45 religion in family51:10 antisemitism in Austria59:15 Anschluss and aftermath1:02:30 Kristallnacht1:04:50 emigration and coming to the US1:10:05 antisemitism in the US1:12:35 living in the US1:15:15 service in Europe1:30:20 political incidents in Austria before Anschluss1:33:35 family attitude towards politics and Zionism1:38:40 Israel1:41:55 connections to Austria and Europe today1:57:05 politics in the US1:58:05 children1:59:15 final statementMarch 17, 2017Richard Schifter was born in Vienna, Austria on July 31, 1923. He left Austria in 1938 and came to the United States via Rotterdam. His parents couldn’t accompany him, since they were Polish citizens and could not obtain visas. Richard Schifter served in the US Army in Europe from June 1943 onward and later pursued a career as a lawyer and diplomat.Austrian Heritage Collectio
AHC interview with Gerda Lieselott Garbatzky.
No full textSeptember 28, 2017,0:00:32-0:02:26 - Anschluss, Hitler's speech at Heldenplatz0:02:26-0:02:56 - Education in England0:02:58-0:04:22 - The "Blitz"0:04:24-0:04:53 - Coming to the US0:05:36-0:06:14 - Persecution by the Nazis0:06:14-0:06:45 - Memories of Vienna0:06:46-00:09:27 - Family history and the effect of Nazism00:09:05-00:10:08 - Father's soap factory / restitution00:10:09-00:13:00 - Memories of her family, friends and her husband, David Garbatzky00:13:45-00:14:40 - Emigration route / "Kindertransport"00:14:38-00:15:03 - Memories of the "Blitz"00:15:32-00:17:18 - "Kindertransport"00:17:49- 00:20:52 - Education and life in Birmingham00:21:55-00:24:02 - Christadelphian religion00:24:12-00:25:10 - Anti-Semitism / discrimination experienced in Birmingham00:25:41-00:29:44 - Anti-Semitism in Vienna and the Shoah00:30:05-00:33:39 - Arrival and social life in Birmingham0:33:43-0:39:37 - Immigration and settling down in New York0:39:40-0:43:06 - Parental home in Vienna and Czechoslovakia, memories of her mother0:43:12-0:49:00 - Adjustments in Great Britain and the United States, differences to Austria, Café Vienna0:49:06-0:56:32 - Recollections of her husband, David Garbatzky, US citizenship and family life0:56:34-0:59:10 - Memories of and relationship to Vienna / Austria today1:00:01-1:00:55 - German language, memories of her mother1:03:43-1:05:10 - Effect of the "Blitz"1:05:11-1:07:01 - Memories of her social life in New YorkGerda Lieselott Garbatzky, née Brahmer was born on November 11, 1929 in Vienna, Austria. She grew up, in Strohgasse 7, in Vienna’s 3rd District, living mostly with her father Richard Brahmer and her grandmother; her mother Olga Brahmer died of breast cancer, when Gerda was a little child. Her father was a co-owner of a soap factory. In June 1939 she left Austria with a "Kindertransport" via the Netherlands to Great Britain, where she stayed in Birmingham with a family of Christadelphian faith and had to experience the "Blitz" during the war. In March 1947 she immigrated to New York to stay with her aunt and uncle, Helene and Moritz Lackenbacher, the only ones of her relatives, who had survived the Nazis. Gerda Garbatzky made a living in New York and settled down to family life.Austrian Heritage Collectio
AHC interview with Norbert Shapiro.
No full textNovember 30, 2016Norbert Shapiro (Schapira) was born on July 17, 1928 and raised in the 2nd District of Vienna. After the November-Pogrom, when his school was burned down, he escaped to the United States, where he lived with relatives in Philadelphia, before pursuing a career as a teacher.Austrian Heritage Collectio
AHC interview with Alice Terner.
No full textNovember 3, 2016Alice Terner née Katz was born on October 4th 1925 in Vienna. Her father, who was from an orthodox family in Transylvania, owned an animal feed company in Vienna’s 21st District. Her mother was an artist from Vienna. When Alice started to attend school in 1930, her sister was born. Alice's father was arrested under Nazi rule due to false accusations of money shifting, and the Nazi-regime confiscated his company, even though he was a Romanian citizen. While Alice's father was in prison, her mother sent Alice and her sister on a train to Paris, from where they left for the US with affidavits from their aunt. After arriving in New York Alice and her sister lived with their aunt, for whom Alice worked as a maid. In New York City she met her future husband, whom she had already known in Vienna. Consequently her husband joined the Army.Austrian Heritage Collectio