Thomas Lugosi collection

Identifier
irn524375
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2007.381.1
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn524375

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Thomas Lugosi

Biographical History

Thomas Lugosi was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1935. He and his family moved to the Jewish quarter in Budapest when he was nine. Both his parents were intercepted. His father was captured by Russians and survived working as a cook. His mother survived Bergen Belsen. The Lugosi family eventually immigrated to the U.S. after the 1956 revolution in Hungary.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Thomas Lugosi

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2007 by Thomas Lugosi.

Scope and Content

Collection consists of two photographs, one of Thomas Lugosi with a friend and one of Lugosi with his father.

Subjects

  • Budapest (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.