Made Into America: Immigrant Stories Archive

Henry Schreiber emigrated from Vienna, Austria with his family in 1939 to flee Nazi persecution. They moved to Brooklyn, New York.  Here he is interviewed by his granddaughter.         Austrian flag from 1934-1938, the time when my grandpa was growing up there.   Q: What was life like for you in Austria before you left? How did ... Read More »

After being imprisoned by Nazis in Austria, Herb Neuwalders family was split apart throughout the war. Neuwalder, a Jewish dentist, moved to Italy.  His wife (not Jewish) stayed in Vienna. His son and daughter through Kinder Transport, went to separate foster families in England. Herb  was eventually imprisoned again in an Italian Concentration Camp. The family was reunited in Italy ... Read More »