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Kurt Heimann Holocaust Story

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…

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Lotte Heimann Holocaust Story

Oral history interview with Lotte Grünfeld Heimann. Lotte, born September 3, 1918 in Berlin, Germany, discusses her happy childhood in prewar Germany; her parents Leo (Eliezar) and Erna (Esther)…

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Out of the Holocaust: Gerhard Heimann and Lotte Grünfeld Heimann Part 2

Part 2 of oral history interview with Gerhard Heimann and Lotte Gruenfeld Heimann. Gerhard Heimann, born on September 29, 1921 in Berlin, Germany, discusses his childhood in Berlin, where he…

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Out of the Holocaust: Gerhard Heimann and Lotte Grünfeld Heimann Part 1

Part 1 of oral history interview with Gerhard Heimann and Lotte Gruenfeld Heimann. Gerhard Heimann, born on September 29, 1921 in Berlin, Germany, discusses his childhood in Berlin, where he…

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Margot Grünfeld Shafran: Escape from Nazi Germany Survival in the Shanghai Ghetto

Oral history interview with Margot Grünfeld Shafran. Margot, born on January 10, 1924 in Berlin, Germany, discusses her early years as a treasured only child; growing up with an extended…

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Lotte Grünfeld Heimann: Holocaust Story in 100 Years of Songs

Holocaust survivor Lotte Grünfeld Heimann sings songs from her childhood in Yiddish, Hebrew, and German. Songs in Yiddish: "Dos iz a sud derbay" (Perlmutter, Schorr; from the…

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George and Alexander Tscherny: Escape from Nazi Germany

In the aftermath of Kristallnacht, in December 1938, two young Jewish boys, ages 12 and 14, boarded a train out of Berlin for Holland, to escape the escalating brutality against Jews in Germany.…

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Erna Witsches Schmidmayer: A Holocaust Story from Kindertransport to Pioneer in Israel

Oral history interview with Erna Witsches Schmidmayer. Erna, born in Odessa, Ukraine, discusses her childhood in Danzig, Germany (now Gdansk, Poland); escaping Nazi Germany on the Kindertransport…

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Voices from Srebrenica: A Book Release & Memorial Event

Voices from Srebrenica: A Book Release & Memorial Event

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The Red Tape Project

Three college women shed light on the sexual assault epidemic plaguing college campuss and how their Red Tape Project provides an outlet for survivors to tell their stories. Production team: Taff…

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