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Sarah describes how her parents emigrated to the United States aboard the General McRae in November 1949.
Sarah Popowski: Emigrating to the U.S.
From Andrea Miskewicz
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Susan Berman discusses her uncle taking a boat out to try and see his family on the St. Louis while it was anchored in Miami.
Susan Berman: Uncle Julius
From Andrea Miskewicz
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Susan Berman describes the kind of work her family did upon arriving in the United States, as well as what they did to try and bring over other family members still in…
Susan Berman: Moving to the US
From Andrea Miskewicz
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Susan describes how her aunt met her uncle Ruby who was a musician for the USO.
Susan Berman: "They liked him immediately,…
From Andrea Miskewicz
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Susan Berman discusses what her aunt told her about life aboard the St. Louis and how the crew treated the passengers.
Susan Berman: "And they took down the Nazi…
From Andrea Miskewicz
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Susan discusses how her family members were able to board the St. Louis to try and flee Nazi Germany.
Susan Berman: "They did everything they…
From Andrea Miskewicz
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Susan Berman discusses how her mother was able to be a part of the Kindertransport that sent Jewish children to Great Britain.
Susan Berman: "My mother never saw her…
From Andrea Miskewicz
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Susan Berman discusses her family's reaction to the rise of Nazism and Adolf Hitler in Germany and if they wanted to leave the country or not.
Susan Berman: "They were concerned about…
From Andrea Miskewicz
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Susan Berman describes the captain of the St. Louis's appeal to nations to let them come to port to unload passengers.
Susan Berman: The Captain's Appeal
From Andrea Miskewicz
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Hershel Greenblat describes how many people living in displaced persons camps wished to immigrate to Israel in the years following World War II.
Hershel Greenblat: "Immigration to Israel…
From Isabel Mann
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Joanna Kimling Stubbs describes her German-American father Eugene Kimling's parenting style.
Joanna Kimling Stubbs: "He lectured a…
From Andrea Miskewicz
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Gitte Toben discusses how her first experiences in the United States differed from her expectations.
Gitte Toben: First Impressions of America
From Andrea Miskewicz
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David Jacobi explains his grandmother's decision to remain a German citizen after immigrating to the United States.
David Jacobi: "I'm here, I'm safe,…
From Andrea Miskewicz
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David Jacobi discusses how his German grandparents and father adjusted to life in the United States.
David Jacobi: Americanization Classes
From Andrea Miskewicz
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David Jacobi describes the immigration history over centuries of his mother's European-Jewish family.
David Jacobi: From Spain, to Holland, to England
From Andrea Miskewicz
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Anna Ostergaard describes what the United States meant to her after she emigrated from Denmark in 1955.
Anna Ostergaard: "More opportunity."
From Andrea Miskewicz
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