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Alfred Kohn interview and transcript, April 13, 1997

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SJOH/1

Scope and contents note

From the Series:

Series is comprised of audiotapes and printed transcripts of the interviews.

Dates

  • April 13, 1997

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

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

Alfred Kohn was born in Berlin in January 1927. His family, including his younger brother, traveled to Shanghai on an Italian ship in late 1939. His father began work as a furrier for a Russian Jewish firm. Kohn played soccer and boxed in the Hongkew ghetto, and became a well-known sports figure, nicknamed Lako, "der lange Kohn." In September 1947 Kohn arrived in the United States and began work in the fur business in New York. He is retired and lives with his wife in Florida.

Extent

1 audiocassette(s)

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library Repository

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