Oral History Interview with Hedy Tower
Hedy Tower (née Kaufman), born March 11, 1913, discusses her upbringing in Bayreuth, Germany; the synagogue and kosher lifestyle; German nationalism; how she and her sister were the only Jews in class; becoming aware of Hitler’s influence in 1934; the growing antisemitism in Germany; joining the Jewish Theatre of Culture in Berlin, Germany; Kristallnacht in 1938; going home to find her parents in prison; the local Germans taking the family property and possessions; the racial laws against Jews; immigrating to the United States in 1941; and adjusting to the United States.
| Date: | 01/12/1988 |
| Interviewer: | Self-WRITTEN memoir |
| Interviewee: | Hedy Tower |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | Antisemitism--Germany. Holocaust survivors. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany--Personal narratives. Jewish property. Jewish theater. Jewish women in the Holocaust. Jews--Germany--Bayreuth. Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--Germany. Kristallnacht, 1938. Synagogues--Destruction and pillage. World War, 1939-1945--Refugees. World War, 1939-1945--Women--Germany. Bayreuth (Germany) Berlin (Germany) United States--Emigration and immigration. Tower, Hedy, 1913- |
| Location: | Bayreuth, Germany |
| Permalink: | https://hoha.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/oral-history-interview-with-hedy-tower/ |
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