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The guest performances of Moses Horowitz's theater troupe in Vienna December 13 to December 16, 1880 : compiled on the occasion of the Moses Horowitz family reunion on August 14, 2006 in New York City
No full textPress reports and other documents (copies) about an ill-fated production of the farce ‘Der Dibick’ (The Dybbuk) at the Ringtheater in Vienna, December 1880.digitize
AHC interview with Heddy Kulka
No full text4/6/2006Heddy Kulka was born as Hedi Spitzer on Oct. 3, 1922, in Vienna, Austria. She left Austria in September of 1938 for Zurich, Switzerland, and then went on to Paris, France. She immigrated to the United States in 1939.Austrian Heritage Collectio
Cobblestones : The story of my life.
No full textThe memoir of a person who grew up in Frankfurt/Main, Germany and emigrated to the United States. His career with New York University; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; and Rutgers State University of New Jersey.digitizedBound and self published memoirHerbert Freeman was born on December 13, 1925 in Frankfurt/Main, Germany. His parents, Johanna and Leo Friedmann, emigrated to the United States in 1936, and he followed them via Zuerich in 1938.Herbert Freema
AHC interview with Ralph P. Gray.
No full textSeptember 8, 2006Ralph Peter Gray was born as Otto Felix Goldstein on Sep. 11, 1926 in Vienna, Austria. After Kristallnacht in 1938, his family wanted to go to Canada, but they couldn’t get the necessary papers. Instead, his parents sent Ralph Gray to London, England with the help of Kindertransport. He stayed there with a Jewish family for one year until he left for Cuba, where he reunited with his parents. In December 1940 Ralph Gray and his family finally moved to New York. He went to high school and then was drafted into the army in 1944; he was stationed on the Philippines. When he returned to New York in 1946, he enrolled at Columbia University, and after several setbacks he finally became a psychotherapist.Austrian Heritage Collectio
AHC interview with Lucy Swann.
No full textFebruary 8, 2006Lucy Swann, née Nelken was born in Vienna, Austria, on Jan. 24, 1916. 1934-1938 she studied at the University of Vienna, before being forced to flee. She spent eight weeks in Italy, moving on to southern France in early 1939. She settled in Avignon, but was imprisoned in the Camp de Gurs for several months in 1940. She finally reached New York in 1941.Austrian Heritage Collectio
Moche, Victor and Fadhila, interview, New York
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