AHC interview with Marianne Ehrlich Ross.

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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