Arnold Weinberg: ca. 1939
Arnold Weinberg: AW and two of his friends at a function in Manchester ca. early 1950s. On AW's right is Leo Kalisch
Arnold Weinberg: Photo of the extended family at a gathering ca. late 20s at a spa near Fulda
Arnold Weinberg: 2004
Arnold Weinberg: 2004
Arnold Weinberg: Half yearly school reports from the Jewish school in Fulda
Arnold Weinberg: Photo of his parents
Arnold Weinberg: Photocopy of the quota number of AW's parents to immigrate to the United States in 1938. "It was a high number and they never managed to get there
Arnold Weinberg: AW's last communication from my parents
Arnold Weinberg: AW's older brother and sister in Fulda
Arnold Weinberg: Arnold Weinberg aged 15
Arnold Weinberg: Trainee order from AW's first job in England when as a machinist at Stark Brothers in Sussex Street in Manchester.
Arnold Weinberg
Arnold Weinberg was born in 1924 in Fulda, Germany
Born: 1924
Place of Birth: Fulda
Arrived in Britain: 01/06/2026
Interview Number: 61 (N)
Experiences: British Internment - Isle of Man , British Internment - Mainland Britain , Kindertransport
Interview Summary
Arnold Weinberg was born in 1924 in Fulda, Germany. He attended the Jewish School there, where he learnt English, Hebrew and French. After he finished school, Arnold attended the Yeshivah in Fulda.
Arnold’s parents came from Orthodox German families. His father was in business and had served in World War One. He moved from the little village of his birth to Fulda, the nearest larger town. Arnold had two older siblings: Harry, born 1914 and Millie, born 1915; both emigrated before the war and
Arnold was arrested after Kristallnacht but his mother successfully pleaded for his release before he was taken to a concentration camp. His parents subsequently secured a place for him at the Manchester Yeshivah, and Arnold travelled with a Kindertransport from Frankfurt to Manchester in June 1939. He stayed at the Yeshivah for three months and then found a job as a machinist of raincoats. He worked in different machinist jobs during the war. The refugee committee supplemented his wage.
In May 1940 Arnold was interned for a few months in different places including Wharf Mill, York racecourse and Peel Camp on the Isle of Man. After internment he resumed his machinist jobs.
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