Barbara Schechter Cohen - May 1, 2002
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An interview with Barbara Schechter Cohen, a Holocaust survivor, conducted by Dr. Sidney Bolkosky, Professor of History at the University of Michigan--Dearborn. Mrs. Schechter Cohen, born in 1941, is child survivor of the Holocaust. Following the outbreak of the war, Barbara and her mother were separated from her father. Traveling on forged papers, Barbara and her mother went to Austria, where he mother worked. Following the end of the war, the two were placed in a DP camp outside of Stuttgart Germany, where they were reunited with Barbara's father. The family emigrated to the United States in 1946.
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- Introduction
- Family
- Knowledge of the War
- Hiding Under Floor
- DP Camp
- Immigration to America
- Post-War Recollections
- Brooklyn
- Being Philosophical
- Experience as Child of Survivors
- Thoughts on Being a Survivor
- Identifying as a Survivor
- Holocaust Survivor Issues
- Interest in the Holocaust
- Visiting Camps
- Reaction to Schindler's List
- Reaction to Camps
- Having Nightmares
- Understanding Parents
- Conclusion
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