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Abdul (15) interviews Leonie(16) about her experiences as an exchange student from Germany. Leonie talks about some of her experiences in Germany and moving to America.

We talked about the significance of the wall coming down.

Nazi Germany isn’t the best place to establish a healthy relationship with your kids. This interview dives in depth on Justin Herz’s relationship with his dad, Frank Herz, and how that was directly affected by his grandfather’s, Kurt Herz, relationship...

Bobby Read (20) talks with his aunt, Laura Rosseisen (57) about her family, her career and the ways in which they have intersected and developed together in her lifetime.

Kirsten describes her journey from Germany to the u.s and also gives us a peek into her daily life.

86 and 90 year old siblings, Max and Sonja reflect on their families’ choices and character as they recall their immigration from Germany to the United States in 1937.

During this interview we talked mostly about her childhood and her siblings. They were a large part of her early life and her childhood is very interesting because she grew up in Germany during world war 2.

The Great Recession

Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (39) about her early married life, including maternity fashion and prenatal care in the 1950s, giving birth in a military hospital and moving to Germany with her young family...

High school senior interviews Grandma from Germany

Sophia talks to her mother about growing up in Germany and immigrating to the USA.

We talk about our my grandmothers grandmother

We talked about his time growing up and his family life. We also talked about his time in the military and what he would like to be remembered for.

My name is Ozan Kara and I am a 17 years old cultural exchange student from Turkey. As an high school student in Bloomington, Indiana, I have had the chance to know a wonderful person, Vanessa Domizlaff, my German teacher...

My dad talks about his fathers experience growing up between 2 world wars in Germany, escaping to South Africa, and immigrating to the US.

Stephen Murph talks about his childhood

The first half of my interview with my grandmother

Emma Wilkinson and her father, Michael Wilkinson, sit down and discuss his life as a military personnel in West Germany.

In this interview, conducted in Kentfield, California, Aurora Sreba (15) interviews her father Martin Sreba (50) about his childhood, growing up in Eastern Europe. Learn about his life growing up in: Mielec,Poland, moving to Cologne, Germany then later, Ontario, Canada.

An autobiographical reflection on the life and unique experiences of Walter Norget of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

In this interview my stepfather and I talked about his past with his family. We also discuss how and when his ancestors came in from Germany. We mostly talked about his time in the military and what happened there.

I interviewed my grandmother who grew up in Germany and currently lives in Houston, Texas.

A Holocaust’s survivors story

An interview takes place between Isabel Milla and her grandma, Kay Morgan. The interview is over a long distance call between McKinney, TX and Ponca City, OK. They chat about Grandma Morgan’s childhood and her experiences. Her love for family...

In March of 1945 Remagen was the last bridge standing across the Rhine, all the others having been destroyed by German forces. A pivotal World War II event, the battle to protect the bridge from destruction by German forces allowed...