Memoir relating to survival in Auschwitz

Identifier
irn504296
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.A.0220
  • RG-02.167
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504296

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The United States Holocaust Research Institute received its copy of the undated memoir written by an unknown woman in Jan 1994.

Scope and Content

The memoir describes the anonymous female author's experiences and observations, particularly those relating to the German occupation of Hungary, her experiences in Auschwitz, and difficulties experienced by pregnant women. The unknown author was born in Hungary. While she was an inmate of Auschwitz, she gave birth to a daughter. After World War II, she and her daughter moved to Hungary.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
  • Hungary--History--1918-1945.
  • Pregnancy.
  • Jewish women in the Holocaust--Biography.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Deportations from Hungary.

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.