Oral History Interview with Paul Kurschner
Paul Kurschner, born on May 16, 1916 in Vienna, Austria, discusses being an active Zionist; the Betar Movement; pre and post Anschluss Austria; pre-war antisemitism; the youth underground movement; protesting Martin Niemöller's incarceration; leaving for Palestine after the Anschluss via Yugoslavia, Albania, and Greece; taking the ship Artemesia to Palestine before Kristallnacht; immigrating illegally under British Mandate; the Arab-Israeli War; and immigrating to the United States.
| Date: | 12/05/1982 |
| Interviewer: | Ruth K. Hartz |
| Interviewee: | Paul Kurschner |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Jews. |
| Location: | Vienna, Austria Israel USA |
| Permalink: | https://hoha.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/oral-history-interview-with-paul-kurschner/ |
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| 01:04:29 | |
| 00:13:33 |
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