Marion Mostny oral history interview OHP.8805

Finding aid prepared by Debbie Kahn

Tauber Holocaust Library

JFCS Holocaust Center

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San Francisco, CA, 94115

415-449-3717

tauberholocaustlibrary@jfcs.org

Title: Marion Mostny oral history interview

Identifier/Call Number: OHP.8805

Contributing Institution: Tauber Holocaust Library

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 0.2 Linear feet comprising two videotapes with a total running time of 3:24

Date: 1998 October 14

Abstract: This collection comprises two videotapes of an oral history interview with Marion Mostny conducted by the Holocaust Oral History Project on November 4, 1998.

Creator: Mostny, Marion

Creator: Ryan, Peter

Creator: Saldinger, Anne Grenn

Scope and Contents note

This collection comprises two videotapes of an oral history interview with Marion Mostny. The interview was conducted by Peter Ryan and Anne Grenn Saldinger on behalf of the Holocaust Oral History Project on November 4, 1998. Marion Mostny is a Holocaust survivor.

The interview describes Ms. Mostny's childhood in Berlin, Germany; the changes she experienced during the 1930s; and her parents' decision to leave Germany. She describes her family's emigration to Santiago, Chile in April 1939; the community of Jewish refugees there; and the fates of family members left behind in Germany. Ms. Mostny describes her life in Chile, her and her husband's decision to emigrate to the United States in 1963, and their subsequent life in San Francisco. She describes her decision to write her memoirs and the importance of Holocaust remembrance.

Conditions Governing Access note

There are no restrictions to access for this collection.

Conditions Governing Use note

There are no restrictions to use for this collection.

Existence and Location of Copies note

Master copies of the oral history interview are located at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C.

Preferred Citation note

Marion Mostny oral history interview - OHP.8805, Tauber Holocaust Library, JFCS Holocaust Center, San Francisco, California

Related Archival Materials note

Marion Mostny is the spouse of Kurt Mostny, also interviewed. See Kurt Mostny oral history interview - OHP.3930

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Antisemitism -- Germany

Berlin (Germany)

Holocaust survivors -- United States

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives

Jewish families -- Germany

Jewish refugees -- Chile

Jewish women in the Holocaust

Santiago (Chile)

United States -- Emigration and immigration