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Video details the life and rescue mission of Nicholas Winton in 1938. Video includes additional information about some of the Jewish children he saved from Nazi violence. Includes a teachers'…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

This reel contains John Ratté speaking at the University of Denver on May 12, 1969 as part of the English Department Lecture Series. The recording begins after the introduction. There is no…

This reel contains Dan Wakefield speaking at the University of Denver on April 23, 1969 as part of the English Department Lecture Series. The primary subject of his lecture is the literature of the…

This reel contains Stuart James speaking at the University of Denver as part of the spring 1965 English Department Lecture Series. The focal point of his lecture is the literature of the American…

This reel contains George Baranyi speaking at the University of Denver on January 18 1965 as part of the English Department Lecture Series. The primary topic of his lecture is the breakdown of the…

This reel contains Robert Skotheim speaking at the University of Denver on May 5 1969 as part of the English Department Lecture Series. The topic of his lecture is totalitarianism--both European and…

This reel contains Seymour Epstein speaking at the University of Denver on May 26 1969 as part of the English Department Lecture Series. He begins his lecture by discussing his time during World War…

This reel contains Howard Higman speaking at the University of Denver on April 25 1967 as part of the English Department Lecture Series. The topic of his lecture is discontinuity in history. Higman…

This reel contains Burton Feldman speaking at the University of Denver on May 19 1969. The title of his lecture is the Art of Politics. Feldman essentially posits that politics is inseparably…

This reel contains Gunnar Boklund speaking at the University of Denver as part of the January through March Department of English Lecture Program in 1965. The theme of the lecture is the impact of…