Born in Sumperk, Czechoslovakia. Daughter of Hugo Halberstam. Arrived in NZ in 1940. Senior lecturer in history at Victoria University of Wellington
Halberstam, Lucie Martha, 1931-
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Interview with Lucie Halberstam
Date: 18 Oct 1984
From: European refugees to New Zealand - oral history interviews
By: Halberstam, Lucie Martha, 1931-
Reference: OHInt-0009/16
Description: Lucie Halberstam recalls her childhood as one of the German-speaking minority in Czechoslovakia, her father's work in an oil refinery, his treatment after the German Occupation, and the family's decision to emigrate to New Zealand. Describes her childhood impressions of New Zealand's attitude towards `friendly' (i.e. Czech) aliens, speaking German; Czech and other refugee social and cultural clubs; parents' adjustment to life in New Zealand. As a child of a Jewish-Gentile marriage, she provides insight and comments on the New Zealand Jewish Community from a partially `inside' and partially `outside' perspective. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Venue - Wellington Interviewer(s) - Dr Ann Beaglehole Venue - Wellington Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-003802-003803 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s). 1 interview(s). 2 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-1614.
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Interview with Lucie Halberstam
Date: 24 Aug 1988
From: European refugees to New Zealand - oral history interviews
By: Beaglehole, Ann (Dr), 1948-; Halberstam, Lucie Martha, 1931-
Reference: OHInt-0009/32
Description: Interviewer(s) - Ann Beaglehole Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 interview(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available.