Fred Ederer account of Kristallnacht in Vienna

Identifier
irn503781
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.A.0054
  • RG-02.087
Dates
1 Jan 1988 - 31 Dec 1988
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn503781

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Fred Ederer

Biographical History

Fred Ederer was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1926. Fred emigrated from Austria with his parents and brother to the United States in 1939. In 1944 he enlisted with the United States Navy. Fred later married Hilda Tomar.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The memoir was written by Fred Ederer in 1988. He sent a copy to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in early Mar. 1993, and it was transferred to the Archives Branch later that month. This material has been digitized by the Leo Baeck Institute and is part of a larger collection of material donated to the LBI by Fred Ederer.

Scope and Content

The memoir describes Fred Ederer's memories of Kristallnacht in Vienna and his family's encounters with Nazis who confiscated their property and threatened to deport his father.

People

  • Ederer family.

Subjects

  • Kristallnacht, 1938--Austria--Vienna.
  • Austria--History--Anschluss, 1938.
  • Vienna (Austria)
  • Jews--Austria.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.