Paul Zilczer family collection

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn61190
• English
• box oversize folders oversize box 1 2 1
• Updated 12 months ago

Contains correspondence, school records, photographs, immigration documents, notebooks, calendar, and related material, mostly concerning Pal (Paul) Zilczer of Szeged and Budapest, Hungary, and his first wife, Margit (Gélyi) Zilczer family. Photographs include dated inscriptions (August 1938-March 1941). Correspondence includes three letters, one written 13 November 1936, from Teréz (Rézi) Strauss Elbert and Zseni Strauss Zilczer (in Budapest) to Pál (Paul) and Margit Zilczer (in Szeged); the other letters dated 29 April and 1 May 1939, from Margit (Maxi) Zilczer (in Surrey, England) to Pál...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn61191
• English
• Overall: Height: 10.500 inches (26.67 cm) | Width: 16.000 inches (40.64 cm) | Depth: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)
• Updated 12 months ago

Brown leather briefcase brought with Paul Zilczer when he left Budapest, Hungary, for the United States, in May 1939. Paul, a physicist, and his wife Margit lived in Budapest, when in 1938, the fascist Hungarian government passed laws restricting the rights of Jews. In 1939, Paul and Margit both traveled to England. On May 17, Paul sailed to New York City where he lived with his cousin Emil and his family. Margit returned to Budapest. In November 1940, Hungary entered World War II as a German ally. In March 1944, Germany invaded Hungary to ensure Hungary's continued involvement with the war...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn61192
• English
• overall: Height: 6.250 inches (15.875 cm) | Width: 4.125 inches (10.478 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
• Updated 12 months ago

Brown leather wallet brought with Paul Zilczer when he left Budapest, Hungary, for the United States, in May 1939. Paul, a physicist, and his wife Margit lived in Budapest, when in 1938, the fascist Hungarian government passed laws restricting the rights of Jews. In 1939, Paul and Margit both traveled to England. On May 17, Paul sailed to New York City where he lived with his cousin Emil and his family. Margit returned to Budapest. In November 1940, Hungary entered World War II as a German ally. In March 1944, Germany invaded Hungary to ensure Hungary's continued involvement with the war ef...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn61193
• English
• overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 3.625 inches (9.208 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm)
• Updated 12 months ago

Patchwork leather wallet brought with Paul Zilczer when he left Budapest, Hungary, for the United States, in May 1939. Paul, a physicist, and his wife Margit lived in Budapest, when in 1938, the fascist Hungarian government passed laws restricting the rights of Jews. In 1939, Paul and Margit both traveled to England. On May 17, Paul sailed to New York City where he lived with his cousin Emil and his family. Margit returned to Budapest. In November 1940, Hungary entered World War II as a German ally. In March 1944, Germany invaded Hungary to ensure Hungary's continued involvement with the wa...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn61194
• English
• overall: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
• Updated 12 months ago

Brown leather wallet with a strap brought with Paul Zilczer when he left Budapest, Hungary, for the United States, in May 1939. Paul, a physicist, and his wife Margit lived in Budapest, when in 1938, the fascist Hungarian government passed laws restricting the rights of Jews. In 1939, Paul and Margit both traveled to England. On May 17, Paul sailed to New York City where he lived with his cousin Emil and his family. Margit returned to Budapest. In November 1940, Hungary entered World War II as a German ally. In March 1944, Germany invaded Hungary to ensure Hungary's continued involvement wi...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn61195
• English
• overall: Height: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm) | Width: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm)
• Updated 12 months ago

Brown leather pouch brought with Paul Zilczer when he left Budapest, Hungary, for the United States, in May 1939. Paul, a physicist, and his wife Margit lived in Budapest, when in 1938, the fascist Hungarian government passed laws restricting the rights of Jews. In 1939, Paul and Margit both traveled to England. On May 17, Paul sailed to New York City where he lived with his cousin Emil and his family. Margit returned to Budapest. In November 1940, Hungary entered World War II as a German ally. In March 1944, Germany invaded Hungary to ensure Hungary's continued involvement with the war eff...