Max, Anna, undated
Scope and Contents
Folder includes: correspondence in Italian and German related to records of death of family in Holocaust; handwritten translations attached on back of correspondence; passport photocopies; photocopy of death certificate; handwritten notes; photocopies of photographs; photocopies of newspaper pages; photocopies of newspaper advertisements; certificates of recognition.
Subjects of interview include: life in Italy and Austria before World War II; Mussolini's initial treatment of Jews; Treatment of jews in Meran; loss of family to Holocaust; attempts to get visas and flee to Cuba; treatment of Jewish people in Cuba; struggles to get into the United States; tipping off US military to existence of poison gas factories; emigration of some family members to Israel. Note about poison gas factories not found in full transcript.
Dates
- Creation: undated
Access Restrictions
Open for research use.
Biographical / Historical
Gloria Bein interviewed Anna Max in her home in West Hartford on November 3, 1998.
Full Extent
From the File: 16 Linear Feet (2 filing cabinets)
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
Container Summary
Folder 1: Death certificate Photocopies of passport pages Photocopies of pages of testimony regarding death of relatives in Holocaust Correspondence with attached translations handwritten notes photocopy of application for visa Photocopies and prinouts of photographs Photocopies of newspaper pages Certificate of cooperation Folder 2: Oral history intro Oral history notes Correspondence Transcript
Genre / Form
Geographic
Occupation
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Repository