AHC interview with Dina Kupferstein.

April 24, 2018.0:00:24-0:12:34, 0:19:33-0:21:03, 1:06:06-1:09:51 Childhood, especially schooling and how it changed in 1938 with the “Anschluss”0:12:47-0:19:28 Hillel Tauber’s (nephew) experience and attitude towards Germans (and Austrians) as a child of Holocaust survivors0:21:03-0:26:12, 0:32:25-0:34:41 Kristallnacht0:26:12-0:32:25, 0:34:42-0:36:10 Preparing for the escape0:36:10-0:47:35 Arrival and first years in the United States0:47:57-0:50:38 Contacts with Nazis and humiliation by the Hitler youth in Vienna0:50:38-0:51:44 Faith in God0:52:15-0:58:40, 1:00:12-1:05:32 Parental home0:58:40-01:00:02 Visiting Vienna and connections to Austria1:09:51-1:16:34 Discussing family photos and documents1:16:36-1:18:29 Effect of the escape on the parents1:18:29-1:19:44 Maternal grandfather, Rabbi Josef BaumgartenMalvine (née Lederer) Spitzer was born on Dec. 16, 1929, in Vienna, Austria, the younger sister of Dina (née Lederer) Kupferstein (born Sep. 15, 1928). They grew up in a middle-class Ashkenazi- orthodox family with seven more siblings in Vienna’s 2nd district. They went to the Jewish kindergarten and elementary school “Jesod Hatora”. Dina continued school after the “Anschluss” in a so called “Judenschule” (Jew-school) on Vorgartenstraße. Their father Leopold Lederer had a bakery and was an active member at the Kultusgemeinde(Jewish congregation) and charitable Jewish organizations. Their mother Esther (née Baumgarten) Lederer was the daughter of Josef Baumgarten, who was a rabbi at the synagogue Wiener Schiffschul. She also worked in the bakery, which was closed after “Kristallnacht”. When the family tried to get papers to leave the country, a stranger from the United States, Benjamin Königsberg, who worked for the same organization as Leopold Lederer (Kollel Shomrei HaChomos Reb Meir Baal Haness), signed affidavits for the whole family. They left Vienna on Nov. 26, 1939 for Genoa, where they boarded the ship “Vulcania”, arriving in New York on Dec. 6, 1939. The family settled on the Lower East Side where they started a bakery again. Malvine and Dina had to work there every day after school. In later years, Dina became a substitute teacher and a bookkeeper. Malvine became a bookkeeper too, running a custom jewelry-business with her husband Joseph. They both settled in Brooklyn.Austrian Heritage Collectio

AHC interview with Walter Fischer.

May 2, 20180:00:16-0:04:31, 0:36:28-0:43:03 Escape from Vienna, emigration to Montréal0:04:37-0:05:30, 0:58:36-1:03:28 First years in Montréal, founding a family in Montréal0:05:38-0:12:17 Parents Baruch Fischer and Johanna Lorenz0:12:18-0:15:01 Parental home0:16:47-0:18:42, 1:03:34-1:06:05 Languages, adjustments and integration in Canada0:18:42-0:21:45, 0:43:07-0:45:24 Education and work in Vienna, Switzerland and Canada0:21:45-0:25:15 Family life and his relationship to his mother Johanna Lorenz0:25:17-0:30:43 Religious life0:31:18-0:35:57 “Anschluss” and its impact0:48:24-0:53:13 Arrival in Canada and going from Halifax to Montréal0:53:15-0:58:31 Nazi-sympathizers on the ship from Southampton to Halifax1:06:05-1:09:03 Political opinions, anti-Semitism1:11:29-1:13:54 Awareness of the “Final Solution”1:13:57-1:17:31 Mixed and segregated neighborhoods, differences between Israel and Montréal1:17:22-1:19:55, 1:25:24-1:28:17 Judaism, education and anti-Semitism1:19:56-1:25:07 Israel1:28:18-1:37:39 Visiting Austria1:37:43-1:40:34 Austrian news1:42:19-1:47:09 Holocaust memorials and commemoration1:48:16-1:51:30 Vienna and Viennese cuisine1:51:31-1:54:44 Discussing family documents and pictures1:54:44-2:10:22 Anita Fischer’s family history and her thoughts on religionWalter Fischer was born on June 29, 1930 in Vienna, Austria, where he grew up in the city’s first district. His parents, Baruch Brum, recte Fischer, a tailor, and Johanna née Lorenz, a seamstress divorced in 1932. Walter stayed with his mother, who was not Jewish. Immediately after the “Anschluss”, he and his Jewish father left for France, accompanied by an apprentice at his father’s tailor shop. On the way to Marseille, Walter’s father got sick, and the apprentice took Walter to the internment camp in Gurs. Baruch (Brum) Fischer died on his way to Marseille. When the Germans occupied southern France in 1942, Walter left Gurs and made his way to Switzerland. There, he worked on farms during the summer months and went to school in winter for several years. In 1947 he left for Southampton in England and further emigrated to Canada in 1948. Walter settled in Montréal and became an accountant. He met his wife Anita at the Combined Jewish Appeal in Montréal; they had three children.Austrian Heritage Collectio

AHC interview with Kitty Glantz.

0:00:18-00:05:52 Growing up in New York0:05:52-0:06:48, 0:19:48-0:22:12 Religious life0:06:49-0:10:32 Private life0:10:33-0:12:02, 0:30:07-0:36:25 School and work in New York0:13:25-0:14:40 Leaving Vienna0:14:40-0:16:51, 0:22:15-0:25:16 Maternal grandparents Eugenie Toch Pulgram and Karl Gerson Pulgram0:16:54-0:17:51 Family members in Vienna0:17:58-0:19:46 Parental occupation0:25:54-0:27:45 Emigration route0:27:46-0:29:15 Father in Kitchener Camp0:39:23-0:40:13 Recollections of the end of war0:43:45-0:46:50 Thoughts on Zionism and Israel0:50:30-0:54:25 Thoughts on Austria’s dealing with its NS-past0:54:26-0:57:04 Political situation in the United States today0:58:50-1:00:07 Final messageMarch 15, 2018Kitty Glantz, née Falbel was born on April 13, 1937 in Vienna, Austria. She left Vienna with her mother in the summer of 1939. They went to Southampton, England by train to see Kitty’s father, who was interned at Kitchener Camp. Kitty and her mother then boarded the ship Franconia, which brought them to New York on September 1, 1939. They first lived in Brooklyn with Kitty’s aunt, Anna Brenner, who had been able to secure visas for both of them. Kitty’s father was able to come to New York too, and the family moved to an apartment in East New York. Kitty graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1954 and started to work afterwards. In 1982 she graduated from New York University in Art History and became a lecturer at the Museum of Modern Art.Austrian Heritage Collectio

Etwas lernen aus den 30er Jahren“ : www.1938projekt.org – neues Online-Projekt des Leo Baeck Instituts.

Transcript of a broadcast from Deutschlandfunk Köln about the online project "1938 Posts from the Past" by the Leo-Baeck-Institute in New York.The broadcast on April 13, 2018 was part of a series “Schalom - Jüdisches Leben heute”.Throughout 2018, using documents from the Leo Baeck Institute’s – archives in New York/Berlin, the project updated its site daily with personal letters, diaries, and photographs, saved by Austrian and German Jews - one for each day in 1938. These materials illustrate the range of reactions and emotions that individuals and families had as they struggled to escape Germany and Austria in order to survive

Richard and Stephanie Abraham Travel to Shanghai, China in February 2017.

First-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 Daisy Illich.

0:00:00-0:04:15 short description of life0:04:15-0:19:20 growing up in Vienna0:19:05-0:29:50 Anschluss and aftermath0:29:50-0:33:45 emigration0:33:45-0:36:35 emigration to England0:36:35-0:43:20 school in England0:43:20-0:45:55 parent's emigration to England0:45:55-0:56:55 living in England0:56:55-1:16:40 service in Germany1:16:40-1:18:27 going back to England1:18:27-1:25:42 paintings1:25:42-1:27:32 taking possessions from Austria1:27:32-1:44:57 family background and activities in Vienna1:44:57-1:51:57 religion1:51:57-2:17:02 father's family background2:17:02-2:27:52 family activities in Vienna2:27:52-2:33:22 neighborhood2:33:22-2:37:12 paintings2:37:12-2:44:52 school in Vienna2:44:52-2:48:27 news from Germany2:48:27-2:52:47 considering emigration2:52:47-2:55:12 Attitude towards Zionism2:55:12-2:57:47 Persecution2:57:47-2:59:27 Confiscations2:59:27-3:02:42 fate of Viennese relatives3:02:42- 3:10:24 coverage of the war in England3:10:24-3:20:24 from Munich to the US (Visa for Canada)3:20:24-3:26:04 arriving in Canada3:26:04-3:31:24 arriving in Montreal3:31:24-3:35:54 working in Montreal3:35:54-3:49:14 Radio station3:49:14-3:53:25 Visa to the US3:53:25-4:08:24 Arriving in the US/living in New York City4:08:24-4:18:54 meeting her husband and marriage4:18:54-4:23:45 Antisemitism in the US4:23:45-4:29:24 Israel4:29:24-4:34:24 Connections to Austria today4:34:24-4:38:24 husband's brother4:38:24-4:46:54 pension, restitution, revisiting village where grandparents had property4:46:54-4:53:34 writing memoirsMarch 28, 2017Daisy Illich née Stricker was born on June 14, 1925 in Vienna, Austria, where she grew up in Schikanedergasse 2, in the 2nd district of Vienna. After the Anschluss she emigrated to England with her brother and uncle. Her parents followed shortly after. Her family spent the war years in Britain. After the war she went to Germany to work for the US army. Later on she went back to England from where she then emigrated to Canada, before finally moving to New York.Austrian Heritage Collectio

In memoriam Robert Goldschmidt : Born in Berlin 1868 - Perished in Treblinka October 1942 /

The bulk of the manuscript is dedicated to the letters written by Robert (“Bob”) Goldschmidt between his wife’s sudden death in August of 1941 and his deportation in May of 1942. Also included is a short biography of Robert Goldschmidt and the Goldschmidt family.Robert Goldschmidt was born in Berlin, June 10th 1868, but grew up mainly in Brussels, Belgium. He studied at an agriculture college, in order to manage properties he was to inherit from his mother's relatives in Bohemia and Moravia. In 1900 he married a distant relative, Daisy von Goldschmidt in Vienna, Austria. The couple and their sons Arthur, Erich, Ernst, Nicholas, and René lived in an estate in Taikowitz, in Moravia (today Tavìkovice, Czech Republic). In 1941, Daisy died under the hardship of the German occupation, and in 1942 Robert Goldschmidt was deported to Treblinka, where he perished.Taikowitz, Moravia (Tavìkovice, Czech Republic

AHC interview with Marianne Ehrlich Ross.

00:00 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 Irene Etlinger.

November 25, 20170:00:19-0:03:40 Growing up in Vienna0:03:41-0:06:45 Education in Vienna0:06:46-0:11:20 Religion0:11:21-0:16:01 Summers in Czechoslovakia and Carinthia0:16:02-0:17:55 Awareness of Nazism0:17:57-0:24:09 Café Eiles and the day when Hitler marched in0:24:14-0:27:50, 2:50:15-2:51:51 Father getting arrested0:27:51-0:30:23 Memories of her maid Poldi0:30:41-0:33:11 Receiving an affidavit from the Pallays family0:33:13-0:36:13 Obtaining papers0:36:14-0:44:17 Living with Simon Levi in London0:44:17-0:49:22 Living with the Nathans family0:49:23-0:52:41 Moving to a farm in Somerset0:52:42-1:00:51 Emigration route to New York1:00:51-1:07:17, 2:58:10-2:59:31 Ellis Island1:07:17-1:16:02 From Ellis Island to Portland1:16:03-1:23:11 Living with the Pallays and going to high school1:23:53-1:27:35 College and first job1:27:35-1:31:35 Getting married and family life1:31:36-1:42:00 What happened to the family in Vienna1:42:10-2:07:13 Life with parents in Portland2:07:17-2:13:35 Career and life in the US2:13:50-2:16:35 Grandmother Rosi Reiner née Barth2:19:57-2:31:40 Religion2:32:02-2:48:11 How spare time in Vienna was spent2:48:14-2:50:11 Parents’ reaction to the Nazis rise to power2:51:52-2:53:29 Recollections of “Kristallnacht”2:53:33-2:56:32 Keeping in touch with parents2:56:35-2:58:08 Enemy alien status in England3:00:10-3:12:38 Love-hate relationship to Vienna3:14:40-3:16:22 Austria’s dealing with its NS-past3:16:23-3:19:50 Opinion on world politics3:22:34-3:26:45 How war shaped life and identity3:26:47-3:28:20 Final messageIrene Etlinger née Reiner was born on September 8, 1922 in Vienna, Austria. She grew up as an only child with her parents, Hugo Reiner and Ludmilla, née Jakubec Reiner and a maid in an apartment in Taborstrasse 25 in Vienna’s second district. She attended elementary school in Johannesgasse in the first district, and in 1932 the family moved to a new apartment in Blechturmgasse 7 in Vienna’s fifth district. Irene went to the school of the women’s organization Frauenerwerbsverein for four years and then transferred to Handelsakademie for two years until Hitler marched in. Soon after the “Anschluss” her father and uncle, who owned a business together, were accused of improper bookkeeping and tax evasion and were arrested for two days. The family had to leave their home and moved to a place in Aegidigasse in the fourth district. Through an uncle of a schoolmate, Irene received an affidavit from the Pallays family in Portland, Oregon in August 1938. On December 9, 1938, she left by airplane via Prague and Rotterdam for London to wait for her US quota number, staying with the Pallays’ distant cousin, Simon Levi. She did not get to the US until one year later, when she took a ship from Liverpool to New York via Halifax and arrived on Ellis Island in New York on January 3, 1940. She was let out in New York within a day, stayed with relatives of the Pallays in Brooklyn for three weeks and then took a bus to Portland, Oregon. Irene went to Lincoln High School for a year and then to a business college. She stayed with the Pallays until she got married to Harry Etlinger in 1944. Irene’s parents came to Portland in 1947 and stayed with Irene, her husband and her two children.Austrian Heritage Collectio