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Überleben im Terror - Ernst Federns Geschichte

Dec 12, 1992

1h 35m

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Overview

In 1938, the Jew and political activist Ernst Federn was arrested by the Nazis in Vienna, taken to Dachau concentration camp and later to Buchenwald. He was imprisoned there for seven years - and survived. In the documentary, Ernst Federn, who emigrated to the USA after the war, talks about the terror he experienced.

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Documentary

Production Companies

Wilhelm Rösing Film Produktion

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Ernst Federn

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Überleben im Terror - Ernst Federns Geschichte

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