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Manasse, Fred Expressions in Art and Activism
As a sculptor, Fred Manasse worked on a piece of art for his sister, through which he meant to express the "horror of...
Higgins, Francis "Jack Higgins" Exterminating Inventory
Francis Higgins had a business on Canal Street. It was originally Canal Marine owned by Lewis Waggoner and his brother...
Mineta, Norman Facing Internment
Norman Mineta grew up in California where the Alien Land Law existed. It stated that if one was not a citizen of the...
Brooks, Leonard Fall of Manila
Leonard Brooks got up to go to school on Monday [Annotator's Note: 8 December 1941] morning and that is when he and his...
Goldstein, Rosette Familial Exodus
Rosette Goldstein was born in 1938 in Paris, France. Her parents were from Lodz, Poland. They later move to Berlin [...
Karle, Isabella Family and Early Life
Isabella Karle was born of Polish immigrants in Detroit, Michigan in 1921. Her father was a Detroit city employee who...
Polonski, Bluma Family and Loss
At Auschwitz [Annotator's Note: Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp complex in German occupied...
Weber, Norman Family Flees Poland
Norman Weber’s father received permission to bring his family to his duty station in Poland, in a town called Siemysl....
Heming, Barbara Family in America
Barbara Heming's first husband died in 1978 of Lou Gehrig's Disease. They were living in Wayne, New Jersey and he was...
Hitchcock, Peggy Family Life
Peggy Hitchcock describes the book about her father. [Annotator’s Note: Hitchcock describes a book, Citizens of London...
Taylor, Sharon Family Life
Dr. Sharon Estill Taylor only once mentioned to her adoptive father that she was thinking about trying to find out more...
Liparoto, Mildred "Jean" Family Members at War
Mildred "Jean" Liparoto had nephews being drafted or who volunteered. Four nephews were in and there might have been...
Nathanson, Eva Family Relationships
Eva Nathanson was born in January 1941 in Budapest, Hungary. Her mother is from the Jewish elite. Her grandfather spoke...
Manasse, Fred Family Situation
After the Nuremburg edicts [Annotator's Note: the Nuremburg Laws] and Krystalnacht [Annotator's Note: the occasion of...
Goldstein, Rosette Farm Life and Liberation
For Rosette Goldstein, life on the farm continued until one day men with guns arrived. The Martin family hid Goldstein...
Nyman, Geraldine "Geri" Faulty Aircraft and Reflections
One time, Geraldine Nyman was on a trip going back east and had to land at the closest airport. Nyman was able to get...
Damberg, Wanda Feelings toward the Japanese
Wanda Damberg has informed her children that she does not want any of them to own Japanese cars. They own cars from...
Landry, Coleen Feelings Towards the Enemy
Coleen Landry remembers when her parents were told that her brother Reed was missing in action. It took about a month...
Landry, Coleen Final Thoughts
Coleen Landry went into law enforcement part-time to help with public relations. It was not easy being one of the first...
Schulman, Shirley Finding a Way to Get Married
Around 1938, Shirley Sandy Schulman began dating her future husband, Hyman, while they were in high school. Her parents...
Heming, Barbara Finding Family
Through the American Red Cross, Barbara Heming's mother was able to locate her parents. They were living in the very...
Wronka, Gretchen Finding Her Father
Gretchen Wronka’s father, Loren Hintz, was killed in action while serving in the Army Air Corps during World War 2....
Francis, Norman Finding His Heroes
Dr. Norman Francis did not follow the war closely. He devoted his time to school and sports. His parents had said to...
Baranek, Martin Finding His Way
From Cyprus, Martin Baranek was one of the 750 refugees that were processed and allowed into Haifa, Palestine. Most of...
Thurman, Tom Finding Subjects to Interview
Scott Eyman [Annotator's Note: American author] and Joseph McBride [Annotator's Note: Joseph McBride, American author,...
Francis, Norman First Black Student at Loyola
Dr. Norman Francis had a great interest in interacting with World War 2 veterans returning from the war and going to...
Samet, Judah First Deportation Trip
Judah Samet and his family were in a gathering place for Jews [Annotator's Note: between April and June 1944 they were...
Rothenberg, Judith First Memories
Judith Rothenberg [Annotator's Note: a Belgian civilian who was a young child when the war broke out] is interested in...
Rosenberg, Justus Fleeing Nazism in Paris
[Annotator’s Note: There is a buzzing in the background throughout this clip.] People began to leave Danzig [Annotator’...
White, Alexander Fleeing the German Onslaught
His family knew the Germans were advancing into Poland, and Alexander White said they were scared. When Hitler [...
Heming, Barbara Fleeing the Russians
Barbara Krueger [Annotator's Note: unsure of spelling] Heming was born in Cammin, Pomerania in 1941. She grew up on a...
Schloss, Eva Fleeing Their Homeland and Being a Refugee
Eva Schloss had many Christian friends and nobody really minded what religion one was. Anti-semitism was not open and...
Manasse, Fred Flight into France
His father continued his attempts to get his family out of Europe, according to Fred Manasse, and when Belgium was...
Soskin, Betty For Her Great-grandmother
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Betty Soskin how she feels about accepting the Silver Service Medallion at The...
Frydman, Louis Forced Labor
Louis Frydman reached the border between France and Germany after being in Auschwitz. [Annotator's Note: Frydman had...
Zoltz, Hana Forced Labor and Liberation by the Russian
Hana Zoltz worked in a factory making guns. [Annotator's Note: Following the liquidation of the Lodz ghetto in August...

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