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Edith Horn oral history interview, 2000
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Horn, Edith interviewee
- Title
- Edith Horn oral history interview
- Dates
- 2000 (inclusive)20002000
- Quantity
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1 sound cassette (35 minutes)
Transcript: 13 pages - Collection Number
- 5447 (Accession No. 5447-001)
- Summary
- Interview with Edith Horn, a Jewish American woman who escaped Nazi Germany as a child and eventually settled in Seattle wit her family.
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to all users
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Tape recorded interview, covering the years ca. 1930-2000, summary and transcript, and photograph
Edith Horn describes her childhood in Nazi Germany, and her family's escape to Cuba in 1939. She talks about their immigration to the United States later that year, their time in Miami and New York, and their arrival in Seattle in 1940. Edith describes her school experiences at Temple de Hirsch during the Second World War, as well as joining Junior Hadassah. She talks about her marriage to Werner Horn in 1952 at Herzl Synagogue, and her involvement in the Brandeis group of Hadassah as well as her service for the Mount Scopus group, Jewish Family Service, the Association for the Jewish Disabled, and Congregation Beth Shalom.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
Listen to the audio recording and view the transcript of this interview on the Libraries Digital Collections site.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's rights dedicated to the public. May be used for research, instruction, publication or similar purposes.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Horn, Edith--Archives
- Horn, Werner
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Stiefel, Doris J (interviewer)
Corporate Names
- Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington)
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington)
