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Creation Date
7-30-1984
Collection
MS-215: Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection
Description
On July 30th, 1984 Julie Orenstein interviewed Helen Hoffman Abramovitz about her family and life growing up in Czechoslovakia prior to World War II and her life after the war in the United States. On side one Helen discussed her early life and schooling in a variety of locations in the Sudetenland and Prague. Of note, she mentions that she feared for her life everyday she lived in Sudetenland. In addition to her experiences growing up in Czechoslovakia, Helen discussed the varying jobs of her parents and their training. On side two Helen discusses her current life in the United States and her encounter with antisemitism in her work.
Interviewee
Helen Abramovitz
Interviewer
Julie Orenstein
Publisher Repository
Digital Services Department; Wright State University
Digital Publisher
Digital Services Department; Wright State University
Document Type
Oral History
Permissions
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Transcript
Additional Files
Helen Abramovitz interview for the Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection.pdf (408 kB)Transcript
