Bern Brent and Otto Bernstein: Reminiscences

This series of reminiscences provide an insight into the lives of a German Jewish family from the end of the 19th century until the aftermath of the Second World War.</div><br>Most of them recount the experiences of Otto Bernstein, the father of the depositor, who describes life growing up in late 19th century Elbersfeld and Kassel (-/1); life in turn of the century Germany and during the First World War<br><div>(-/2) and his experiences as an inmate of Theresienstadt.<br>(-/3). Bern Brent, the depositor, provides us with an account of his experiences on the ship, the 'Dunera', bringing refugees from Europe to Australia where he made his home (-/4).</div><br> All of the accounts were originally written in the post war years. Otto Bernstein's reminiscences were translated by Bern Brent with the exception of those describing his Theresienstadt experiences.