Rose Horowitz interview and transcript, June 28, 1991
Scope and contents note
Series is comprised of audiotapes and printed transcripts of the interviews.
Dates
- June 28, 1991
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
Rose Horowitz was born as Rahma-Rose Jacob on November 3, 1924 in Shanghai. Her mother’s family was among the oldest Jewish settlers in Shanghai. After the Japanese takeover of Shanghai in December, 1941, the Jacob family lost jobs and possessions. Horowitz and her mother went to Canada in 1949, and then to the United States. She married George Horowitz, a Viennese refugee from the Nazis, who also spent the war in Shanghai. They live in Los Angeles. Rose Horowitz is active in the Skirball Museum’s work on Jews in China.
Extent
2 audiocassette(s)
Creator
- From the Collection: Hochstadt, Steve, 1948- (Person)
Repository Details
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