Magdalena Moskowitz papers
Extent and Medium
folders
oversize boxes
3
2
Creator(s)
- Magdalena Moskowitz
Biographical History
Magdalena Moskowitz (née Eisler, 1918-2013) was born in Mukacevo, Hungary (Mukachevo, Ukraine) to Mor Eisler (d. 1945) and Margit Zelmanovitch (b. 1879). She was one of 16 children, and her siblings were: Rachel (1886-1945), Joseph (1888-1944), Sarah (1890-1944), Sandor (1892-1952), Giza (1894-1944), Chana (1896-1985), Chaim (1896-1896), Yanos (1899-1979), Yolan (1902-1970), Leah (1907-1926), Bela (1910-1944), Hermina (1912-1945), Ernst (1916-2002), Feige, and Jeanette. Magdalena immigrated to the United States in 1937. She married Paul Moskowitz (1911-1985) in 1939. Many members of the Eisler family, including Magdelena's parents and siblings Bela, Hermina, Giza, Sarah, Joseph, and Rachel perished during the Holocaust.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Sondra M. Tuckfelt
The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Sondra Tuckfelt in 1991 and 2007. Sondra Tuckfelt is the daughter of Magdalena Moskowitz. This collection incorporates the collections previously accessioned as 2002.482 and 2007.167.
Scope and Content
Consists of documents, correspondence, and photographs related to the Holocaust-era experiences of Magdalena Eisler Moskowitz, who immigrated to the United States in 1937, and her family in Mukacevo, Hungary (Mukachevo, Ukraine). Includes documents, family photographs, and correspondence between Magdalena and her family in Mukacevo. Also included in the collection are two large albums with pasted parchment from tefillin and mezuzot scrolls.
System of Arrangement
The collection is arranged as a single series.
People
- Moskowitz, Magdalena.
Subjects
- Jews--Ukraine--Mukacheve.
- Mukachevo (Ukraine)
- Holocaust Jewish (1939-1945)--Ukraine.
Genre
- Photographs.
- Document
- Scrapbooks.