Interview with Ernst W. Michel,

Project: Voices of the Holocaust Oral History Project

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Interview Summary

Ernst Michel describes his experiences working as a reporter at the Nuremberg Trials. He explains how difficult it was to remain unbiased while writing about the trial. Michel describes meeting with Nazi leader Goering during the Nuremberg Trials. He explains how the defendants knew he was attending the trial and the way he was described by German newspapers. He reflects on how his experiences in concentration camps changed his life. Michel shares his personal experiences and thoughts about his time in concentration camps, specifically Auschwitz.

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2015oh025_vh023

Interviewee Name

Ernst W. Michel

Interviewer Name

Leora Kahn

Interview Date

1994

Interview Partial Date

1994

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