Arnold Fuchs interview and transcript, April 18, 1997
Scope and contents note
Series is comprised of audiotapes and printed transcripts of the interviews.
Dates
- April 18, 1997
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
Arnold Fuchs was born in Breslau in 1928, where he went to school. His father was Jewish, his mother was not. After his uncle was sent to Sachsenhausen in the wake of "Kristallnacht," his family took passage on the "Conte Rosso" to Shanghai in April 1939. Soon after arrival, his parents divorced, and he moved with his mother into a Chatholic compound. He attended St. Francis Xavier School. He later worked as an apprentice to a dental technician, and after the war for the UNRRA.
Fuchs and his mother sailed as part of a transport of 106 refugees from Tientsin to San Francisco, then across the U.S. in a sealed train, and sailed further to Bremen in 1950. They were able to come back to the U.S. in 1951. He became a practicing psychologist in Maine.
Extent
2 audiocassette(s)
Creator
- From the Collection: Hochstadt, Steve, 1948- (Person)
Repository Details
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