Blaschko, Herman Karl Felix (Oral history)

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German Jewish civilian biochemist in Germany, 1925-1933; emigrated from Germany to GB, 1933; refugee at University of Cambridge in GB, 1934-1939; biochemist at Universities of Cambridge and Oxford Universities in GB, 1939-1945

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REEL 1 Background in Germany, 1900-1923: family; father's career; education and medical studies, 1917-1922; story of first meeting with Hans Krebs at University of Freiburg. Recollections of period as biochemist in Germany, 1923-1933: biochemistry work under Professor Otto Meyerhof at Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Biology in Berlin, 1925-1928; effect of political and economic situation in Germany during 1920s; work at University of Jena, 1928-1929 and move to Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Medical Research at Heidelburg, 1929; story of visit to University College London and meeting with Professor A V Hill, 1929; contracting tuberculosis and help received from Hans Krebs. Aspects of emigration from Germany to GB, 1933: story of being offered position by Professor A V Hill; description of work of Academic Assistance Council; his work as interpreter; degree of contact with Jewish welfare organisations; story of obtaining grant from Academic Assistance Council to go to University of Cambridge in 1934. REEL 2 Continues: description of political situation in Germany; story of witnessing effects of lifting of ban on displaying political emblems in Heidelberg area, 1933; realisation of effect rise of the Nazis would have on his career and decision to leave Germany, 5/1933. Aspects of period as refugee in GB, 1933-1939: attitude towards being a refugee; obtaining British naturalisation, 1939; work at University of Cambridge from 1934; opinion of lack of perception amongst British people with regards to Nazi regime in Germany; mother's escape to GB, 1939. Aspects of period as biochemist at Universities of Cambridge and Oxford in GB, 1939-1944: reaction to outbreak of Second World War, 3/9/1939; aiding war effort; question of non-British born staff members not being allowed to participate in war effort; opinion of British Government's internment policy; work in organising release of internees especially refugee scientists; opinion of efficiency of internment policy and effect of deportation of scientists aboard. REEL 3 Continues: story of being rejected for job for German background, autumn 1939; fire watching duties in Cambridge; attitude of civilian population to bombing of German cities; increase in teaching work; work assisting refugees including attending Marthe Vogt's tribunal; story of obtaining post at University of Oxford, 1944; maintaining contacts with German scientists. Aspects of post-war life in GB: story of loyalty of Professor Otto Meyerhof's technician in saving his library; attitude towards visiting Germany. REEL 4 Continues: reaction to devastation of Germany. Reflections on experiences as refugee: opinion of British treatment of refugees; opinion of importance of refugee academics to British life; appeal of liberal British attitudes; contribution to 'Thank You Britain Fund'; attitude to living in GB; effect of marriage on social relations; wife's post-war work with refugees; need for refugees to be adaptable.

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Category: Sound
Related period: 1945-1989 (production), Second World War (content), Interwar (association), Second World War (association)
Creator: IWM (Production company)
Smith, Lyn E (recorder)
Blaschko, Herman Karl Felix (interviewee/speaker)
Production date: 1979-10-30
Dimensions: whole: Duration 120, Number Of Items 4
Catalogue number: 4497

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