Frank and Edith More papers

Identifier
irn523430
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1999.329.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Hungarian
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn523430

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Frank More
  • Edith More

Biographical History

Frank More (1922-2009) was born Ferenc Moskoczi on 30 April 1922 in Gyõr, Hungary to Ervin and Gizella Moskoczi. He had one sister, Vera. He was a forced-laborer during the Holocaust. His parents perished at Auschwitz in 1944. After the war he met fellow survivor Edith Klein. They married in 1950 and had a daughter, Susie. They fled Hungary in 1956 and immigrated to the United States. The family settled in Los Angeles, California where Frank worked as a mechanical engineer.

Edith Klein More was born Edith Klein on 14 July 1928 in Ács, Hungary to Arnold and Mariska Klein. She had one brother, László Klein (d. 1945), and one sister, Zsuzsi Klein (d. 1944). Edith was the survivor of Kraków-Płaszów and Auschwitz II-Birkenau. Both of Edith’s siblings perished during the Holocaust. After the war she met fellow survivor Frank More. They married in 1950 and had a daughter, Susie. They fled Hungary in 1956 and immigrated to the United States. The family settled in Los Angeles, California.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Frank and Edith More

The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1999 by Frank and Edith More.

Scope and Content

The collection documents the Holocaust-era experiences of Frank More (born Ferenc Moskoczi), his wife Edith Klein More, and their families. Included is a Hungarian military identification booklet issued to Frank’s father Ervin Moskoczi in 1941 and a prayer book found by Edith in Auschwitz II-Birkenau. Also included are several photographs depicting family members including Edith’s siblings Laszlo Klein and Zsuzi Klein, Miklos and Manci Klein, Bela and Mariska Klein, and Frank’s grandfather Armin Lefkovics.

People

  • Frank More
  • More, Edith.
  • Edith More
  • More, Frank.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Jews--Hungary--Győr.
  • Forced labor--Hungary.
  • Győr (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.

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