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  • Leo Baeck Institute New York  (5)
  • English  (5)
  • 1980-1984  (4)
  • 1965-1969  (1)
  • Austria History Anschluss, 1938.  (5)
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    My Family Biography. (1984)
    New York :[publisher not identified],
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    Language: English
    Pages: 639 + 121 + 35 , typescript (copy); illustrated.
    Year of publication: 1984
    Keywords: Mechner family. ; Mechner, Francis. ; Mechner, Hedwig. ; Ziegler family. ; Ziegler, Lisa. ; Majdanek (Concentration camp) ; Antisemitism. ; Concentration camps. ; Education, Higher ; Emigration and immigration. ; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) ; Jewish families 20th century. ; Judaism Liturgy. ; Jews Genealogy. ; Physicians. ; Soldiers World War, 1914-1918. ; World War, 1914-1918. ; Austria History Anschluss, 1938. ; Bukovina (Romania and Ukraine) ; Chernivt︠s︡i (Ukraine) ; Cuba. ; Paris (France) ; Romania. ; United States Emigration and immigration. ; Vienna (Austria) ; Autobiographies ; Biographical sources ; Memoirs ; Genealogy
    Abstract: Memoir in four volumes, richly illustrated with photographs, drawings, correspondence, genealogical tables, and newspaper clippings.
    Abstract: Photocopies of family documents and photographs:
    Abstract: Detailed biographical account of Dr. Adolph Mechner, born in Czernowitz in 1897. Description of historical events together with immediate and extended family. Adolescent years in Vienna, military service in World War I; medical studies in Vienna; courtship and marriage; family; medical practice in Vienna; emigration to Paris, Cuba and finally to the United States; deportation and extermination of relatives; family life and travels; transcripts of interviews with several members of the family.
    Note: Available on microfilm: parts 1-6 on MM II 7 ; parts 7-9 on MM II 8. , English , Table of contents , Subject and name index
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    My story : [1922-1992]. (1983)
    Franklin, NC :[publisher not identified],
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    Language: English
    Pages: 70 pages : , typescript.
    Year of publication: 1983
    Keywords: Srulowitz family. ; Erber family. ; Emigration and immigration. ; Jews Persecution 1938-1945. ; Kristallnacht, 1938. ; Nazis. ; Plumbers. ; Orthodox Judaism. ; Manners and customs ; World War, 1914-1918. ; World War, 1939-1945. ; Austria History Anschluss, 1938. ; Belgium. ; Israel. ; United States Emigration and immigration Nineteen fifties. ; Vienna (Austria) ; Autobiographies ; Biographical sources ; Memoirs
    Abstract: The memoir was written in the form of a reflective diary between 1983 and 1985 in the United States. Detailed and somewhat disorganized description of family background and family members until present time. His mother’s family came to Vienna during World War One. His father Osias Srulowitz served in the army and his parents got married after the war. His mother Klara Amalia Srulowitz founded the family’s knitting business during the war under her maiden name “K. Erber“. The author had an older sister (Stella), born in 1920, and a younger sister (Lotte) born in 1927. The family lived in the 9th district and had a maid and a French governess. His maternal grandparents were orthodox and had a lasting impact on his life. He studied the Hebrew alphabet with his grandfather at an early age and became religious. He went to “Schubertschule“ and later on to Realschule, then he transferred to public school. At age 14 he started an apprenticeship with his uncle in the plumbing business. Recollections of the Nazi takeover and the Kristallnacht in 1938. The family business was taken away. The author crossed the border to Belgium illegally, his parents emigrated to Shanghai in 1939. Recollections of life in Belgium. He was taken to a work camp for young refugees. After his release he took various jobs and lived underground with false papers during the German occupation. Marriage to Janine De Geyter, a young Belgian woman, in 1943. Liberation by the British army in 1944. Starting of a candy business. Reunition with his grandmother from Theresienstadt and his parents from Shanghai. Emigration to Israel together with the author’s parents in 1948. Description of life and new beginnings in Israel. Birth of their daughter Tamy. Emigration to the United States via Belgium in 1953. Life in the United States and detailed description of several business endeavors.
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    Memoirs : 1938-1941. (1982)
    [Place of publication not identified] :[publisher not identified],
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    Language: English
    Pages: 14 pages : , typed manuscript (copies).
    Year of publication: 1982
    Keywords: Acculturation. ; England Emigration and immigration. ; Brazil Emigration and immigration. ; United States Emigration and immigration. ; Austria History Anschluss, 1938. ; Autobiographies ; Biographical sources ; Memoirs
    Abstract: Dedicated to his daughter Cindy, Wolf A. Popper's memoir covers the events following the Anschluss. He describes how life changed for him as a little boy, how people around him changed, and how he was struggling to understand what was going on around him. He explains the emigration route of the family, and finding temporary shelter in England. He writes about the various difficulties he had to adapt to the new culture. The family boarded a cargo ship to escape from Europe. But the ship was followed by German submarines, so it had to turn the engines off in order to escape silently. The captain lost track of the route, and they ended up in Brazil. They went to New York, and soon moved to Massachusetts, where his father had found a job. The memoir ends when they moved back to New York, shortly before the US got involved in the war.
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    Selma's saga : [1916-1948]. (1982)
    Sydney,
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    Language: English
    Pages: 271 pages (3 folders) : , typed manuscript.
    Year of publication: 1982
    Keywords: Oppenheim, Benjamin, ; Oppenheim, Anna, ; Oppenheim family. ; Kahane, Arnold ; Betar. ; Antisemitism. ; Christmas. ; Families 20th century. ; Kristallnacht, 1938. ; Jews Persecutions. ; World War, 1939-1945. ; National socialism. ; Jews Education. ; Jews Holidays and festivals. ; World War, 1914-1918. ; Austria History Anschluss, 1938. ; Australia Emigration and immigration. ; Brisbane (Qld.) ; England. ; Grado (Italy) ; Hornchurch (London, England) ; Prague (Czech Republic) ; Vienna (Austria) ; Autobiographies ; Biographical sources ; Memoirs
    Abstract: The memoirs were written in 1982 in Sydney, Australia and include excerpts of letters from various relatives during the years 1938-1941. Early childhood recollections of World War One. The family was living in the 6th district of Vienna. Description of domestic life with maids, laundresses and a French governess. Death of her mother in 1918. Trip with her stepmother Ida Plohn to Prague. Recollections of a stay in the countryside at their maid's family, where Selma and her older sister Martha awaited the birth of their younger sister Trude. Memories of Christmas celebrations. Summer vacations in the mountains. Description of the extended family. Inflation and economic depression in the 1920s. Strict upbringing by her stepmother. Children recreation trip to Grado, Italy in 1925. Selma was accepted at the "Bundeserziehungsanstalt" for gifted students. Only few fellow Jewish students. Religious education with beloved rabbi Diamant. Recovery from tonsilitis in a senatorium in Aflenz, Austria. Celebration of Jewish holidays and visits at the Synagogue on Yom Kippur. Transfer to Realschule. Due to a sudden onset of various illnesses Selma was unable to continue school and had put an end to her father's dream of an university education for her. Difficult to find a position in the depression times of the early 1930s. Only few working options for a Jewish woman. Position as a secretary in a Jewish firm. Outings in the Vienna Woods. Membership in the Zionist group Betar.
    Abstract: Plans to emigrate to Palestine through marriage of convenience shattered by her orthodox parents. Signs of rising National Socialism and political unrest in Austria. Recollections of the civil war in February of 1934. Selma joined a Jewish club. Outings and skiing trips. First courtships. Marriage of her sister Martha. Awareness of the dangers of National Socialism. Detailed recollections on the time before and during the the Anschluss. Preparation for her emigration. Position as a domestic servant in England. Departure on November 2nd 1938, few days before the "Kristallnacht". Adjusting to her new life with a family in Hornchurch, in England. Attempts to find positions for family members and friends. Brief reunion with her fiance Arnold in London prior to his departure to Australia in Febrary of 1939. In March of 1939 her sister Trude was finally able to join her in England. Fervent endeavors to obtain entry permits for her parents. Preparations for Selma's emigration to Australia, in order to join her fiance, were finally granted in October of 1939. Delayment of her passage until May of 1940. Arrival in Capetown, Australia on June 9th of 1940. Reunition with her fiance in Brisbane and new life with future husband in Ravenshoe. Difficulties in obtaining a marriage licence. Wedding in August of 1940. The couple started to run a bording house. Birth of their daughter Marie in June of 1941. Their son Ronny was born in September of 1942. Dreadful news from Europe. Birth of daughter Sylvia in 1945. Letters from her sister Martha, who survived the concentration camp. In 1948 she finally was able to join Selma in Australia.
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    About my family : [1892-1940]. (1969)
    [Place of publication not identified] :[publisher not identified],
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    Language: English
    Pages: 33 pages : , typescript.
    Year of publication: 1969
    Keywords: Bach, family. ; Grunfeld family. ; Kary family. ; Hat trade. ; Internment of aliens. ; Jewish families 19th century. ; World War, 1914-1918. ; World War, 1939-1945. ; Austria History Anschluss, 1938. ; Czechoslovakia. ; England. ; United States Emigration and immigration Nineteen forties. ; Vienna (Austria) ; Autobiographies ; Biographical sources ; Memoirs
    Abstract: The memoirs were written In 1969. Genealogy of the Boehm family, dating back to the 18th century. The author's great-grandparents came from Nikolsburg, Moravia, which was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. They emigrated to the capital Vienna In 1840, where the widowed greet grandmother opened a business with raw materials, which later on was developed into a hat factory. Family history of the Bach and Grunfeld family. Description of domestic life and family activities, like Sunday “jours”. Description of gender difference in education end upbringing. Family apartment house in Vienna, Mariahilferstrasse. Summer vacations In the family country house In Baden. His brother Victor showed an early talent for technical studies, but was not able to attend university, because he was needed in the family business. He continued his studies privately. The author finished Handels•Akadomie and joined the family business as well. Recollections of the enthusiasm end patriotism In the first days after the declaration of the war In 1914. The author and his brother Victor proudly volunteered In the Austro-Hungarian Army. Description of the terrors of the war. End of the war and collapse of the empire. Inflation and difficulties to keep up their business. Difficulties in the exchange of goods between the family factories in Czechoslovakia and Vienna. Expanding business. Recollections of Anschluss to Nazi Germany in March of 1938. Immediate awareness of approaching dangers and concentrating efforts on liquidating business and getting family members out of the country. Difficulties in obtaining immigrations visas. The family dispersed in different countries.
    Abstract: The author and his brother Victor escaped with their families to Czechoslovakia in September of 1938, when the German troops were already occupying the northern parts of the country. They had to leave within a short time and obtained visas for Belgium with the help of their business friendFritz Feldheim, who had connections with the embassy. In January of 1939 they emigrated to England, where they successfully started a hat factory. In 1940 their status as “enemy aliens” became more and more restrictive, and they were informed about their possible internment in a camp on the Isle of Man. They sold their factory and with help of their American visas, which had arrived in the meantime, proceeded their immigration to the United States in June and July of 1940.
    Note: See also: ME 1349 , English
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