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BICKLER, J
1914-1919
This file contains a transcript of an interview (Tape No. 944) with J. Bickler, a Private in the British Army. It details life and service serving in the Royal Fusiliers Regiment (Jewish Battalion), o...
The Jewish Wife' by Bertolt Brecht
1970s
Adult. A sketch from 'Fear and Misery of the Third Reich'. Set in Germany during the rise of the Nazi party in the 1930s. It focusses on three scenario. The first of these depicts a Jewish wife and a ...
BARKER, Mrs AM
1970-1999
This section contains brief notes on in interview (Tape No. 980) with A. Barker, a woman born to a Jewish family in Leeds. It details instances of antisemitism in both Leeds and Newcastle, specificall...
GORB, D
1914-1919
This section contains the transcript of an interview (Tape No. 919) with D. Gorb who served as Company Quartermaster Sergeant for the 40th Battalion Royal Fusiliers Regiment (Jewish Battalion). It det...
PARSONS, Mrs OLIVE N
1914-1918
This section contains a transcript (Tape No. 1200) of an interview with Olive Parsons regarding her life as a young Socialist in London. Parsons was born into a Jewish family in Britain in 1892. She l...
ROSENTHALL, M G C
1914-1918
This section includes printed photographs of Simeon Rosenthall who was a driver with the Machine Guns Corps during the First World War. There is also a news story from the Daily Mail detailing Rosenth...
Hankowska (lakomy), Lena
Mid-Late 20th Century
This section contains a typed short story titled 'My Mother of the Camp: Maria Kotarba' by Lena Hankowska, dated 1992. Hankowska recalls her time at Auschwitz concentration camp, reflecting on her fri...
MARKS, LAWRENCE
1914-1918
This section includes a transcript of an interview with Lawrence Marks by his grandson, D. Jacobs, around 1971. Marks served as a private in the 2nd Bn. Welsh Regt. which had been comprised largely of...
Leeds Academic Assistance Committee
1933-1940
This collection comprises documents relating to the Leeds Academic Assistance Committee. It comprises two accessions: MS 415, MS 446. Specific details can be found in file descriptions.
Kutner, David
Mid-Late 20th Century
This section contains a transcript of an interview with David Kutner regarding his experience as a Polish Jew detained in Auschwitz Birkenau concentration camp at 11 years old. The account details the...
Rossleigh, Christine (née Goldschlag-gorezynski)
Mid-Late 20th Century
This section contains a letter from Christine Rossleigh recounting her experience as a Polish Jew living in Nazi occupied Poland. She recalls the growth of antisemitism in Poland before and after the ...
Dortheimer, Victor
Mid-Late 20th Century
This section contains a typed transcript of an interview (Tape No. 1377) with Victor Dorthheimer regarding his experience of living in Nazi occupied Poland. Dortheimer was chief enameller at Oskar Sc...