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oral history9
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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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LEFTWICH, J

1914-1918

Ths collection contains a transcript of an interview with Joseph Leftwich in which he recalls life as a young Jew in the East End of London. He was born in Holland to an Orthodox Jewish family and mov...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Folklife Research in the Jewish Community

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

1963-1974

This file includes copies of Stewart Sanderson's 'Proposals for Folk Life Research Amongst the Jewish Community in Leeds', (February 1963); correspondence with Dr. Zvi Sofer of the University of Gött...

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