Abstract
Regina Berger Lederer was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1895 into the family of a successful manufacturing chemist. Her singing career was promising, but never fully realized. With the rise of the Nazi Party and increase in oppression of Jews, she and her husband escaped by leaving for Italy and the United States in 1939. Settling in New York, she worked as a skilled sweater repairer for many years. She died in Maryland in 1988, where she had gone to live near her son Paul.
Transcript of an oral history of Lederer.
The collection is open for research.
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Background on Regina Berger Lederer
Regina Berger Lederer was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1895 into the family of a successful manufacturing chemist. Her singing career was promising, but never fully realized. With the rise of the Nazi Party and increase in oppression of Jews, she and her husband escaped by leaving for Italy and the United States in 1939. Settling in New York, she worked as a skilled sweater repairer for many years. She died in Maryland in 1988, where she had gone to live near her son Paul.
Contents of Collection
Transcript of an oral history of Regina Berger Lederer.
Acquired from Karen Lederer, 1991.
Processed by SCUA staff.
Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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Cite as: Regina Lederer Oral History Transcript (MS 358). Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
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