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USHMM, Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies � 315
Max B. (a.k.a. Amichai) Heppner‘s memoir describes his family‘s experiences in the
Netherlands during the Holocaust. His parents fled Germany in 1933 and went to
Amsterdam, where Max was born shortly thereafter. In 1942 he and his parents fled to
the Dutch countryside. A plan to smuggle them to Free France in exchange for a fee of
5,000 guilders went awry when they learned their would-be rescuers planned to murder
them and keep the money. Members of the Dutch resistance found shelter for them on a
farm in the southern part of the country, where they were liberated by Allied forces.
Max‘s father died shortly after liberation. Max and his mother emigrated to the United
States.
Provenance: Source of acquisition is Max Amichai Heppner.
Languages: English
1 item (2 pages)
NOTE: See also RG-50.030*0094—Oral History Interview with Max Amichai Heppner
and Art and Artifact Branch Accession 1991.226—The Max (Amichai) Heppner
Collection
Accession 1997.A.0210 Records Relating to the International Settlement in Shanghai,
China, 1936–1939
These records relate to the German foreign office and the Shanghai settlement, with
specific attention given to the actions of the Japanese. Also included are documents on a
weapons embargo during the Spanish Civil War and a large folder on the immigration
policies of other countries vis-à-vis Jewish refugees. The latter contains significant
material on George Rublee, the Evian Committee, and the aftermath of the Evian
conference.
Provenance: These records are possibly from the German consulate in Shanghai. They
were filmed by Foreign Office/State Department German War Documents Project in
1952. Source of acquisition is Sybil Milton.
Languages: German, English, and French
1 microfilm roll (35 mm)
Finding Aids: German-language table of contents