Eric Koch

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Eric Koch (2009)

Eric Alfred Koch (born August 31, 1919 in Frankfurt am Main ; † April 28, 2018 in Toronto) was a Canadian radio journalist , writer and social scientist . He lived in Toronto .

Life

Eric Koch grew up in an assimilated Jewish family in Frankfurt am Main.

After Hitler came to power , the family emigrated to Great Britain in 1935 , where Koch began to study law at the University of Cambridge . In 1940 he was interned as an enemy alien and deported to Canada. There, after being recognized as a victim of the Nazi regime, Koch continued his studies at the University of Toronto . He worked for 35 years as a journalist and presenter at CBC , first for Radio Canada International and finally as regional director in Montreal.

He then taught at York University .

Works (selection)

literature

  • Geneviève Susemihl: "... and it became my home." The assimilation and integration of the German-Jewish refugees from Hitler in New York and Toronto. Series: Studies in North American History, Politics and Society - Studies in North American History, Politics and Society, 21. Lit, Münster 2004

Partial estate

  • Years 1937–1982. Signature at Library and Archives Canada : MG30-C192 / R2408-0-5-E. Koch's correspondence, documents from other internees, memories, poems, dramas, drawings, interview recordings, film material, photographs. Below : Private records - Second World War

Web links

notes

  1. ^ Annotation of Death , The Globe and Mail , accessed May 2, 2018
  2. On this measure: Annette Puckhaber, A privilege for a few. German-speaking migration to Canada in the shadow of National Socialism. Series: Studies in North American History, Politics and Society. Lit, Münster 2002. Zugl. Diss. Phil. University of Trier , 2000. Available in Google books .
  3. ^ Table of contents on the German National Library: DNB 962797308
  4. only published as a translation. The German National Library provides a false statement, not an original
  5. Contains several passages from The Bride in Twilight
  6. ↑ available in Google books . P. 211: Map of all internment camps in Canada for the first enemy aliens , then "friendly aliens"