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OH 0852

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeCZERNER, Alfred (b. 1924)
ProfessionsBusinessman
Notable infoHolocaust survivor

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0852
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionBusinessman, Holocaust survivor. His experiences during the Holocaust. Youth in Frankfort am Main, Germany; inflation during the Weimar Republic; pre-Nazi discrimination; anti-Semitism during the early Hitler years, 1933-38; emigration to the United States, 1938; induction into the U.S. Army, 1943; experiences during the occupation of Germany; meeting his future wife in Brooklyn; lasting effects of the Holocaust.
Interviewer(s)Keith Rosen
Physical Description100 pp.
Terms of UseOpen