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Contributing Institution:
Oskar Schindler Archives
Title: Dr. Isabella Wiener collection
Identifier/Call Number: 2020.014.h.r
Physical Description:
0.42 Linear Feet
Date (bulk): 1980-1995
Abstract: The collection is comprised of unpublished manuscripts written by Dr. Isabella Wiener, both handwritten and typed. There is
a bound manuscript titled "The Killer Among Us." The collection also contains items documenting Winer, including newspaper
clippings, her resume, and photographs.
Language of Material:
English
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This collection is arranged in alphabetical order.
This collection is open for access.
There is no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted materials is concerned. It is the
responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions.
Isabella S. Wiener was born on January 8, 1915, in Laguna, CA, to Isaac and Jennie Karmatz. She owned and operated a pre-school
for gifted children in Los Angeles. She spent the majority of her adult life in the field of education. A career student,
she always pursued furthering her education as well. She earned a PhD. in child psychology at the age of seventy-two from
United States International University in San Diego. Isabella Wiener raised six of her children and also fostered children
in the family home. She passed away on July 24, 2011.
The Dr. Isabella Wiener collection contains her unpublished writing from the 1980s to the 19990s. Some of the titles include
"From the Edge of Hell and Back," "Josef Mengele, Killer," "Killer of Jews," "The Killers Among Us," and "The Letter of Death."
The documents are both handwritten and typed, some including annotations. The collection holds notes that support her work,
in addition to articles and newspaper clippings. Also in the collection is a photograph of Dr. Isabella Wiener and her resume.
The collection is arranged in alphabetical order.
[Item title/description; Box Number/Folder Number] Dr. Isabella Wiener collection (2020.014.h.r), Oskar Schindler Archives,
Chapman University, CA.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Historiography
World War (1939-1945)
Holocaust scholars