Károly Verebes papers

Identifier
irn35946
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2007.346.1
Dates
1 Jan 1941 - 31 Dec 1972, 1 Jan 1941 - 31 Dec 1944
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Hungarian
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

box

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Károly Verebes (1920-1987) was a Hungarian actor who worked in forced-labor battalions during World War II. He was married to Hungarian actress Eva Schubert, and had two children, Dora Verebes and Stephen Verebes.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Dora Verebes

Dora Verebes donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on August 4, 2008.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of the memoir of Károly Verebes (1920-1987), a Hungarian actor who worked almost continuously in forced labor battalions during World War II. Mr. Verebes was only able to complete a first draft of his memoirs; however, the wartime chapter is complete. Also includes deposit receipts and wartime postcards and letters written to family and friends about his thoughts, feelings, and experiences while working in the Jewish labor battalions. The majority of correspondence is with Sándor Gelb, who was likely a relative.

System of Arrangement

The collection is arranged as one series.

People

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Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.