Anna Sved Blum papers
Extent and Medium
folders
7
Creator(s)
- Anna Blum
Biographical History
Anna Sved Blum (born Anna Sved, 1931-1990) was born in Budapest, Hungary to Dezső (born Dezső Schlesinger, b. 1900) and Ernesztina (née Segő, 1902-1976) Sved. Dezső worked as a merchant. After the German occupation of Hungary in 1944, Anna was no longer able to attend school, and the family was forced to move. In June 1944 Dezső was deported to a forced-labor camp. Anna and her mother went into hiding and moved several times to avoid deportation to a concentration camp. Anna immigrated to the United States in 1956 and settled in Madison, Wisconsin. Her parents immigrated to the United States by 1962. Anna married Andre Blum and they had two children, Ronald and Leah.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Leah Csapo
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Leah Csapo, daughter of Anna Sved Blum.
Scope and Content
The collection documents the Holocaust-era experiences Anna Sved Blum and her parents Dezső and Ernesztina (Segő) Sved of Budapest, Hungary. Included are birth, death and wedding certificates, photographs, report card, identification cards, immigration papers, family history documents, a personal narrative by Anna describing her Holocaust experiences, and a narrative/claim in German regarding the confiscation of belongings.
System of Arrangement
The collection is arranged as a single series.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Ms. Leah Csapo
People
- Sved, Dezso, 1900-
- Anna Blum
- Sved, Eresztina, 1902-1976.
- Blum, Anna Sved, 1930-1990.
Subjects
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Reparations.
- United States--Emigration and immigration.
- Budapest (Hungary)
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Survivors.
- Jews--Hungary--Budapest.
Genre
- Photographs.
- Document
- Personal narratives.