Testimony of Hedy Tower

Identifier
irn566496
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1997.A.0441.873
  • RG-50.462.0873
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn566496

Extent and Medium

1 sound recording, WAV

Biographical History

The Gratz College Holocaust Oral History Archive donated the testimony to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017. The recording is part of Project Kabed which was produced by Jerry M. Freimark between 1997-2012 and donated to Gratz College.

Acquisition

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

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

People

  • Tower, Hedy, 1913-

Subjects

  • Bayreuth (Germany)
  • Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--Germany.
  • Kristallnacht, 1938.
  • Jewish theater.
  • Antisemitism--Germany.
  • Holocaust survivors.
  • Jewish property.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Refugees.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Women--Germany.
  • Berlin (Germany)
  • Synagogues--Destruction and pillage.
  • Jews--Germany--Bayreuth.
  • United States--Emigration and immigration.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany--Personal narratives.
  • Jewish women in the Holocaust.

Genre

  • Oral History
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