Abstract
Anna Welker was born in 1934 in Neu Schowe, Yugoslavia. In December 1944, her family, along with the remaining townspeople of Neu Schowe, were removed from the town and began their harrowing journey as refugees. Anna and her family endured many hardships in their two years at the Jarek internment camp. In 1946, she and her remaining family were moved to Krusevlje. In early 1947, she and her mother, aunt, and cousin escaped Kursevlje. Her family lived in Munich from late 1947 until 1950. In 1950, her family immigrated to the U.S. and joined her uncle in Cleveland. She attended John Hay High School. She later married George Welker in 1954. He was active with the new soccer club that eventually became part of the Donauschwaben. She helped with the books while he held the office of treasurer for the soccer club. She also was active with the Frauengruppe. George and Anna Welker were named German Man and German Woman of the Year in the early 2000s.
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Interviewee
Welker, Anna (interviewee)
Interviewer
Wellner, Lanie (interviewer)
Project
Cleveland German-American Oral History Project
Date
11-3-2018
Document Type
Oral History
Duration
50 minutes
Recommended Citation
"Anna Welker interview, 03 November 2018" (2018). Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection. Interview 195013.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1251
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