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Langsam, Dora Ghettos and Nazi Selection
Dora Langsam was assigned to a ghetto in her town [Annotator's Note: name uncertain but it was near Łódź, Poland] and...
Thurman, Tom Giving His Work to The Museum
When Tom Thurman [Annotator's Note: American filmmaker] produced the documentary film, "John Ford Goes to War" [...
Cohen, Jack Going into Hiding
When the Germans started picking up the Jews from the northern cities [Annotator's Note: of Greece], Jack Cohen's...
Dahme, Maud Going into Hiding
Maud Dahme was born in January 1936 in Amersfoort, the Netherlands. Her mother came from Germany where she met her...
McAuliffe, Edwin Going to College With Veterans
Edwin McAuliffe graduated high school the year the war ended. When he started his first year of college at Southeastern...
Yamamoto, Albert Going to School During War
Albert Yamamoto [Annotator's Note: a Japanese American living with his grandparents in Japan during World War 2]...
Weber, Rosemarie Going to the United States
After being liberated [Annotator's Note: from the Santo Tomas internment camp in Manila, Philippines], people were...
Ward, Albert "Jim" Going to War in New Orleans
Albert James "Jim" Ward was born in September 1927 in New Orleans [Annotator's Note: New Orleans, Louisiana]. He was 14...
Kushnir, Helen "Helen Preiss" Going to Work
Helen Kushnir went to work for DeSoto [Annotator's Note: DeSoto-Warren Plant, Chrysler Corporation, Detroit, Michigan]...
Liparoto, Mildred "Jean" Going to Work
The young men were gone, and women were needed to work. Mildred "Jean" Liparoto's sister-in-law started working at...
Mellon, Mallie "Mallie Osborne" Going to Work
Mallie Mellon found that the men she worked with [Annotator's Note: at Briggs Manufacturing Company in Detroit,...
Sarnacki, Stella Going to Work
Stella Sarnacki found out that her father died from causes of the war like the gas. She does not remember her...
Rankart, Marie Going to Work for General Motors
[Annotator's Note: The interview begins with the interviewer explaining to Marie Rankart how the interview will take...
Kearney, George Going to Work for Higgins Industries
George Kearney was living on Magazine Street [Annotator's Note: in New Orleans, Louisiana] when he went to work for...
Kleindienst, Alfons "Al" Greenbrier Hotel
Alfons Robert Kleindienst's father [Annotator's Note: Alfons Georg Kleindienst], a German diplomat, did not approve of...
Belliard, Diana Growing Up in Berlin
For Diana Belliard, life in Berlin, Germany was wonderful. It was an easy life for a child. She was home schooled and...
Schulman, Shirley Growing up in Brooklyn
Shirley Sandy Schulman was born in September 1922 in Manhattan, New York [Annotator's Note: Manhattan is one of the...
Minehira, Helene Growing up in Hawaii
[Annotator's Note: Video is black until 00:01:06.000 and begins with Helene Minehira midsentence.] Minehira was born in...
Bradley, John Growing Up in Manila
John Bradley [Annotator's Note: born in Manila, Philippines to an American father and Australian mother in 1936] would...
Leskovic, Elvia Growing up in Nazi Germany
Elvira Maria Katarina Algermissen Leskovec's most memorable experience was when the American Army moved in [Annotator's...
Heming, Barbara Growing Up in Postwar Germany
Barbara Heming's mother worked as a maid on another farm. It was a tough life for her. Her father's brother had...
Wood, Mary Growing Up in Prewar London
Mary Frances Dorothy Wood was born in London, England in January 1925. Her family moved to Dulwich [Annotator's Note:...
Warne, Therese Growing Up in the Philippines
Therese Wadsworth Warne was born in February 1934 in Mindanao, Philippines. During the Depression [Annotator's Note:...
Brooks, Leonard Growing Up in the Philippines
Leonard Brooks was born in the Philippines in 1924. His parents had gone to the Philippines in 1922 as missionaries and...
Bahman, Manfred Growing Up in the Rise of Hitler
In February 1945, Manfred Bahman and his family fled Dresden [Annotator’s Note: Dresden, Germany] after the Allies had...
Weinreich, Frieda Growing up Jewish in Poland
Frieda Weinreich was born in July 1924 in Lodz, Poland. She was the baby of the family of six children. They were an...
Hart, Howard Guerilla Warfare
Howard Hart had complete command over the CIA [Annotator’s Note: Central Intelligence Agency] personnel on the ground [...
Imahara, Walter Haikus
[Annotator's Note: This segment begins with the interviewer asking Walter Imahara to describe what is hanging on the...
Bradley, John Hanging Out With the Soldiers
After liberation [Annotator's Note: 3 February 1945 at the Santo Tomas Internment Camp, or, Manila Internment Camp,...
Warne, Therese Happy Life Blues
Therese Wadsworth Warne's [Annotator's Note: was an American child prisoner in the Philippines during World War 2]...
Adam, Adolf Hardship and Hitler
Before and during to World War 2, Adolf Adam's father worked as a mechanic in a neighboring town and was able to...
Winestone, Ted Hardships with Partisans
Ted Winestone moved to another encampment because he felt like he was not hidden well enough [Annotator's Note: after...
Bahman, Manfred Harsh Reality of Wartime
Manfred Bahman lived in Dresden, Germany during the rise of Nazism and was part of the Hitler Youth program [Annotator'...
Grant, Lydia "Diane" Hawaiian Life
Lydia Grant describes recreation and life as a young girl in the Navy Yard at Pearl Harbor. As a young girl, she...
Amram, Fred Heading to America
Fred Amram rFred Amram remembers being on an ocean liner when they left Belgium. The trip was eventful for him. The...
Bradley, John Health Conditions
John Bradley [Annotator's Note: an internee in the Santo Tomas Internment Camp, or, Manila Internment Camp, University...

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