Document Type
Oral History
Publication Date
3-3-1995
Abstract
Copyright Steve Hochstadt. This transcript is provided for individual research purposes only; for all other uses, including publication, reproduction and quotation beyond fair use, permission must be obtained in writing from: Steve Hochstadt, c/o The Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College, 70 Campus Avenue, Lewiston, Maine 04240-6018.
Recommended Citation
Hochstadt, Steve, "Beutler, Helga oral history interview" (1995). Shanghai Jewish Oral History Collection. 47.
https://scarab.bates.edu/shanghai_oh/47
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Scope and Content Note
Helga (Calm) Beutler was born in Berlin on August 8, 1925. Her family moved to Chemnitz when her father, Carl Calm, changed jobs. There she experienced anti-semitic persecution in school. Carl Calm was arrested after "Kristallnacht." In May 1939 the family Calm traveled to Shanghai, where Helga learned nursing. Due to poor health, she spent much time in the hospital. In 1947 she returned to East Berlin with her parents. In 1948 she married Gustav Beutler, who also had been in Shanghai with his son Martin (see interview with Martin Beutler), and moved with him to Leuna, where she lives.