Berthold beitz biography of abraham

Overview

Interview Summary

Eva Abraham, born on May 22, 1927 in Hamburg, Germany, discusses going on a Kindertransport to England in December 1938; being in England until 1951; and living in Israel, Brazil, and Berlin, Germany.

Interviewee

Abraham-Podietz, Ms. Eva

Interviewer

Meta J. Jacoby

Date

interview:  1989 February 22

Geography

creation: Philadelphia (Pa.)

Credit Line

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Gratz College Holocaust Oral History Archive

Physical Details

Extent

3 sound cassettes (60 min.).

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No restrictions on use

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term

Holocaust survivors.Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany--Personal narratives.Jewish children in the Holocaust.Jewish refugees--England.Jews--Germany--Hamburg.Jews

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