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Interviewee Sort descending Collection Description Interviewer Date of Interview Location of Interview Affiliation
Hans Laufer Maritime Studies Capstone Seminar Oral History Project

On April 21, 2020, Tanner Kern interviewed Hans Laufer in Essex, Connecticut, for the Maritime Studies Capstone Seminar Oral History Project. Laufer recounts his early life in Germany, including his family’s forced emigration following Kristallnacht in 1938. He describes the challenges of adjusting to life in New York, his education at Stuyvesant High School, and the development of his interest in biology and aquaculture.

Tanner Kern Essex, CT University of Connecticut