Bern Brent and Otto Bernstein: Reminiscences

This series of reminiscences provide an insight into the lives of a German Jewish family from the end of the 19th century until the aftermath of the Second World War.
Most of them recount the experiences of Otto Bernstein, the father of the depositor, who describes life growing up in late 19th century Elbersfeld and Kassel (-/1); life in turn of the century Germany and during the First World War

(-/2) and his experiences as an inmate of Theresienstadt.
(-/3). Bern Brent, the depositor, provides us with an account of his experiences on the ship, the 'Dunera', bringing refugees from Europe to Australia where he made his home (-/4).
All of the accounts were originally written in the post war years. Otto Bernstein's reminiscences were translated by Bern Brent with the exception of those describing his Theresienstadt experiences.

The material has been arranged chronologically according to content.