ca-005461-ra008
scope and content: Fonds consists of memoirs, correspondence, photographs, vital records, travel documents, financial documents, publications, newspaper and magazine clippings, handwritten notes and drawings, maps, conference papers and artefacts relating to the life of John Herbert. Records chronicle John Herbert’s personal life, pursuit of higher education, career history, hobbies, travels and struggle to attain compensation for the properties seized from his family during the Second World War. Fonds has been arranged into the following series: JH memoirs series (1938–2010), Karpowitz family series (1939–2005), JH career documents series (1945–1988), JH inheritance and claims documents series (1924–2010), JH correspondence series (1955–2005), Research resources and notes series (1972–2005), Travel documents series (1946–1986), Inventions documents series (1979–1984), JH clippings series (1972–1988) and JH artefacts series.
has or had some members with language: deu
other finding aids: File list is available.
results or resulted from: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/ca-005461-ra008/acquisitions/1
has or had holder: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/institutions/ca-005461
biographical history: John David Herbert (birth name Heinz Herbert Karpowitz, b. March 26, 1924, in Berlin, Germany) was from an affluent Jewish family, the second child of Otto Karpowitz and Frieda Abraham. He had two sisters: Inge Johanna Karpowitz (b. 1921) and Ellen Ruth Karpowitz (b. 1929). Otto Karpowitz was the owner of the Sportspalast in Berlin, a popular venue for the Nazi Party’s speeches and rallies, and heard Adolf Hitler’s plans to conquer Europe and eliminate the Jews. He moved the family to The Hague, Netherlands, in 1931. In 1937, Otto, once again fearing danger, brought John to England, enrolling him at Lindesfarne College, a private school. He left John at school and never returned. From 1940 to 1941, John was interned at Huyton Alien Internment Camp, near Liverpool. In the Netherlands, John’s mother and sisters survived the Holocaust in hiding. His father did not survive; he was arrested and died in Auschwitz in 1944.After the war, John struggled to afford higher education, working for London, Midland and Scottish Railway and British Law Insurance Company for low pay. His work as an elementary school teacher inspired him to learn more about teaching. In 1950, he earned his Bachelor of Science in Economics and Political Science from London University. In 1958, he earned his Master of Education in Educational Psychology from Cornell University. Finally, in 1964, he graduated from Columbia University with his Doctorate of Education in Curriculum Instruction.John’s education allowed him to work as a principal and teacher at numerous schools in England, the United States and Canada, including Longfellow School, Reed College and University of Toronto. From 1974 to 1977, he was Expert in Educational Psychology at University of Science, Malaysia, with a UNESCO assignment. In 1981 John moved to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, where he continued working for the United Nations as National Vice President of the United Nations Association in Canada. In 2006, John joined a memo…
has or had some members with language: eng
has or had some members with language: nld
has end date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/2010-12-31
has record set type: Fonds
accruals: Further accruals are not expected.
has or had some members with language: heb
record resource extent: 130 cm of textual records53 photographs : black and white, colour1 flash drive6 objects
record resource structure: The original order of the fonds has been maintained where it was discerned. The fonds has been arranged into ten series which reflect the major activities of the creator. The items within most files have been kept in the order maintained by the creator.
type: RecordSet
has or had some members with language: may
archivist note: Prepared by Sarika Kelm in November 2016. Updated in January 2017.
title: John Herbert fonds
record resource source of information: Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre
identifier: RA008
has beginning date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1924-01-01