Oral history interview with Alfred Fiks

Identifier
irn551494
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2016.377.1
  • RG-50.030.0907
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn551494

Extent and Medium

3 digital files, MP3

Creator(s)

  • Katherine Saint John

Biographical History

Katherine Saint John, on behalf of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Oral History Branch, conducted the oral history interview with Alfred Fiks by telephone on August 18, 2016, September 29, 2016, and November 3, 2016.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Funding Note: The cataloging of this oral history interview has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

People

  • Fiks, Alfred, 1931-
  • Katherine Saint John
  • Dr. Alfred Fiks

Corporate Bodies

  • American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

Subjects

  • Men--Personal narratives.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--France.
  • Stowaways.
  • Refugee camps--Jamaica.
  • Refugee camps--Cuba--Havana.
  • Kristallnacht, 1938--Germany--Berlin.
  • Jews, Polish--Germany.
  • Jews, Polish--France.
  • Jews--Persecutions--Germany.
  • Jews--Cultural assimilation--Germany.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany--Personal narratives.
  • Holocaust survivors--United States.
  • Hiding places--France.
  • Antisemitism--Germany.
  • Anti-Jewish propaganda.
  • Americanization.
  • Aliens--United States.
  • United States--Emigration and immigration.
  • Spartanburg (S.C.)
  • Paris (France)
  • Niort (France)
  • Miami (Fla.)
  • Marseille (France)
  • Limoges (France)
  • Jamaica.
  • Havana (Cuba)
  • Germany--Social conditions--1933-1945.
  • France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
  • Casablanca (Morocco)
  • Camp Croft (S.C. : Military camp)
  • Brussels (Belgium)
  • Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • Berlin (Germany)

Genre

  • Oral History
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