Oral history interview with Erna Witsches Schmidmayer

Identifier
irn575059
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2016.176.5
  • RG-50.928.0005
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn575059

Extent and Medium

1 , MPEG-4

Creator(s)

  • Giselle Heimann Ratain

Biographical History

Giselle Heimann Ratain donated the oral history interview with Erna Witsches Schmidmayer to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in November 2017. The interview was produced by Susan Brody of Family Legacies Videos.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Giselle Heimann Ratain

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

People

  • Giselle Heimann Ratain
  • Erna Schmidmayer
  • Schmidmayer, Erna Witsches.

Subjects

  • Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
  • Palestine--Emigration and immigration.
  • Jewish refugees--England--London.
  • Kindertransports (Rescue operations)
  • Gdansk (Poland)
  • Women--Personal narratives.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Refugees.
  • Jews--Ukraine--Odesa.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Jews--England--London.
  • London (England)
  • Odesa (Ukraine)
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany--Personal narratives.
  • Jews--England--London.

Genre

  • Oral History
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