Oral history interview with Leni Hoffman

Identifier
irn45193
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2012.8
  • RG-50.030.0653
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn45193

Extent and Medium

1 digital file, WAV

Creator(s)

  • Noemi J. Szekely-Popescu

Biographical History

Noemi J. Szekely-Popescu, on behalf of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Oral History Branch, conducted the oral history interview with Leni Hoffman by telephone on January 5, 2012.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Funding Note: The cataloging of this oral history interview has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

People

  • Noemi J. Szekely-Popescu
  • Leni Hoffman
  • Hoffman, Leni, 1930-

Subjects

  • Jewish refugees--United States.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Nazi Germany--Propaganda--Star of David.
  • Bombing, Aerial--Belgium.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany--Personal narratives.
  • Star of David badges.
  • United States--Emigration and immigration.
  • Jewish Children in the Holocaust--Belgium.
  • Kristallnacht, 1938.
  • Orphanages--Belgium.
  • Brussels (Belgium)
  • Rationing--Belgium.
  • Middelkerke (Belgium)
  • New York (N.Y.)
  • Antisemitism--Germany.
  • Women--Personal narratives.
  • Kindertransport--Belgium.

Genre

  • Oral histories.
  • Oral History
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