WWII Veteran Interview - Karl Goldsmith - Prisoner Interrogation and de-Nazification of hometown

Karl Goldsmith (1921-2002) born in Eschwege, Germany and immigrated to the United States in 1939. He served in Europe in the U.S. Army during World War II, first in the military police, and then as a interrogator and sergeant in charge of a military intelligence team. Immediately following the war, he was responsible for the de-Nazification of his hometown in Germany. Mr. Goldsmith was a 1947 graduate of Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.. He worked for Thomas Young Orchids in Middlesex before owning the "Flower House" floral shops in the Middlesex area. In 1957, he entered the life insurance business and was the owner of Karl K. Goldsmith, Inc. of Somerville. He remained active in his business until his death. Interview conducted for the documentary About Face: Jewish Refugee Soldiers in the Allied Forces. Filmed in Bedminister, NJ, February, 2001. Interviewer: Steve Karras Camera: Ilko Davidov In Loving Memory of Karl and Marianne Goldsmith For more information : https://shorturl.at/mxLZ5 (c) Buddy Pictures 2024 #ww2 #interview #holocaustsurvivor #holocausteducation #usarmyveteran