Fred Erdman interview and transcript, February 21, 1990
Scope and contents note
Series is comprised of audiotapes and printed transcripts of the interviews.
Dates
- February 21, 1990
Language of Materials
Most of the interviews are in English but a number of them are in German.
Conditions Governing Access
Access to the administrative files is restricted and also to some of the interviews. Contact staff for further information.
Biographical note
Fred Erdman was born in 1899 in Galicia in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In 1904 his family moved to Vienna. In March 1938 he lost his savings and his rubber factory, and in November his family was arrested. He sent his daughter to England with a children's transport. In July 1939 Erdman left Vienna with his wife on their way to Shanghai, but was able to get off in Singapore and was hired to work in a rubber factory. In 1940 his American quota number came up, and they sailed to the United States, stopping for three weeks in Shanghai. Erdman was reunited with his daughter in the United States.
Extent
1 audiocassette(s)
Creator
- From the Collection: Hochstadt, Steve, 1948- (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library Repository
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