Franz Morawetz correspondence

Identifier
irn42591
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2011.69.1
Dates
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Dec 1941
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn42591

Extent and Medium

folders

2

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Linda Holtzman

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Ms. Linda Holtzman

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence primarily from Franz Morawetz (donor's grandfather) in Vienna, Austria to his family in the USA, specifically to his wife Theresa (Reserl) and their children who immigrated to Brooklyn, NY and settled in Philadelphia, PA. His letters document efforts to immigrate and his attempts at fleeing to Cuba or Japan. Franz Morawetz was deported from Vienna, Austria to Theresienstadt concentration camp on July 28, 1942, then to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp on May 15, 1944. He is presumed to have perished on July 11, 1944.

Subjects

  • United States--Emigration and immigration.

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.