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OH 1157

Homemaker, Holocaust survivor. Her experiences during the Holocaust. Youth in Warsaw, Poland; pre-Nazi anti-Semitism; German invasion of Poland and family's decision to flee to the Soviet Union, 1941; life in Orsk; return to Poland after World War II; emigration to Israel and then to the United States [Note: Portions of Mrs Bekker's responses are translated from Polish by her married daughter, Eva Kirchner.]

OH 1146

Holocaust survivor. His experiences during the Holocaust. Anti-Semitism in pre-war Poland; German occupation of Warsaw and the formation of Jewish labor battalions; escape to the Soviet Union; work as an electrician in Orsk, Russian S F S R.; his marriage to Pola and birth of his children, Eva (1941) and Mike (1944); return to post- war Poland and emigration to Israel; emigration to the United States.

OH 0361

Attorney, municipal judge. His recollections and impressions concerning his work as legal counsel in civil rights cases for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Dallas, Texas, from 1955-61. Comments about Thurgood Marshall, C. B. Bunckley, W. J. Durham; school desegregation; allegations of barratry; white reaction; court procedures.

OH 0677

His experiences at Hickam Field with the 443rd Signal Battalion during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

OH 1726

For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Mexican-born immigrant to Denton, Texas, and UNT professor. Childhood in Mexico City; parents’ desire to relocate family to U.S.; decision to attend Graceland College in Lamoni, Iowa; culture shock and homesickness; marriage to Curt Beckman; decision to earn Ph.D. in Spanish Literature from University of Iowa; hired at UNT; efforts to remain in touch with family members in Mexico.

OH 0525

His experiences while aboard the battleship USS Tennessee during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941

OH 0551

His experiences at Schofield Barracks with the 3rd Battalion, 27th Infantry, during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

OH 1240

His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood near Waxahachie, Texas and Campbell, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to camp in Wolfe City, Texas; life in camp; description of camp; WWII Army service in the European Theater.