Oestreicher, Paul (Oral history)

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Description

Object description

German civilian in Meiningen, Germany, 1931-1938; emigrated to New Zealand, 1938; registered as conscientious objector, 1939-1945; served as assistant to Pastor Martin Niemoller at German Lutheran Church in Russelsheim, Germany, 1958-1959, ordained as Anglican priest, 1959; activist with CND and Amnesty International.

Content description

REEL 1: Aspects of period in Germany, 1931-1938: family background in Meiningen; story of father's Jewish origins and conversion to Christianity; effect of Hitler's rise to power on family; description of events on Kristallnacht in Berlin, 9-10/Nov/1938; story of obtaining visa for New Zealand and problem of Nazi regulations on emigration; story of father arranging travel to New Zealand by state class; story of receiving help from unknown Frenchman; description of voyage aboard luxury liner to New Zealand, 1938; story of spending time in hiding in Germany prior to emigration. Aspects of period in New Zealand, 1938-1955: reaction to arriving in New Zealand and problem of not speaking English; description of restrictions on enemy aliens; story of mother earning money by singing and running boarding house; attitude to maintaining German cultural roots; political and religious beliefs. REEL 2 Continues: story of parents joining Quaker community in Dunedin; reason for becoming a conscientious objector; story of being ordained as priest in Anglican Church, 1959; description of research for MA into New Zealand conscientious objectors during the Second World War; attitude to the military; attitude of New Zealand government to conscientious objectors. Aspects of period in Germany and GB, 1955-1992: story of undertaking post-graduate work in Bonn, Germany and opinion of supervisor Helmut Gollwitzer, 1955-1956; opinion of post-war Germany; description of theological training in Lincoln, GB, 1956-1958; story of marriage to Lore Feind, 1958. REEL 3 Continues: attitude to wife's Nazi background; story of visiting widow of Frenchman who had aided escape from Germany in 1938; attitude of mother to Germans; story of period as assistant pastor to Pastor Niemoller at German Lutheran Church in Russelsheim, Germany, 1958-1959, opinion of Pastor Niemoller and comparison with Helmut Gollwitzer; opinion of Austrian pacifist Franz Jagerstatter; attitude to the Soviet Union during the Cold War; story of being arrested by KGB while attempting to visit grandmother in Meiningen, East Germany; opinion of grandfather and influence on later work with Amnesty International; story of politician Otto Nuschke facilitating visit to see grandmother in Meiningen. REEL 4 Continues: conclusion of story about visiting grandmother; story of working as curate in Dalston, London, 1959-1961; description of work as radio producer with BBC Religious Dept, 1961-1964 and as Assistant Secretary, Dept. of International Affairs, British Council of Churches, with special responsibility for East-West relations, 1964-1969; story of joining CND; role with Amnesty International; attitude to the establishment; story of taking up post as vicar at Church of the Ascension, Blackheath, London, 1968; family life; story of adopted son committing suicide.

Object Details

Category: Sound
Related period: 1990 to the present day (production), Second World War (content)
Creator: IWM (Production company)
Smith, Lyn E (recorder)
Oestreicher, Paul (interviewee/speaker)
Production date: 1992-06-22
Dimensions: whole: Duration 110, Number Of Items 4
Catalogue number: 12683

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Associated people and organisations

Oestreicher, Paul
Niemöller, Friedrich Gustav Emil Martin
Goldwitzer, Hermann
Faith Group, Society of Friends
Church of England
Council of Churches, International Affairs
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND)
Amnesty International
Associated events

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31/6(43).6 [Religion]
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31/6(41).8
31/7(41).6 [Religion]
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Associated places

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NZ
GB, England
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Associated keywords

Pacifism
anti semitism
Refugee Holocaust
Associated themes

Cassette

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