Harold and Pirry Roth papers
Extent and Medium
box
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Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Ronald and Sheree Roth
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Ronald and Sheree Roth.
Scope and Content
Consists of a scrapbook, correspondence, clippings, restitution documents, IDs, naturalization documents, and other original materials pertaining to Pirry and Harold Roth, formerly of Uzhhorod and later of the United States. Pirry and Harold married in 1939 before Harold immigrated to the United States with his parents. Pirry was to later follow but her plans to emigrate from Europe were disrupted by the war. Pirry survived deportation to Auschwitz and was liberated at Plön in 1945. After her liberation she was reunited with Harold who had been serving in the US Army. The couple married for a second time in France and settled in the United States after the war where they raised their family.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Corporate Bodies
Subjects
- United States--Emigration and immigration.
Genre
- Document