Rabbi Louis and Margit Isaac papers

Identifier
irn734122
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2020.309.1
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn734122

Extent and Medium

boxes

2

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Judith Isaac

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2020 by Judith Isaac, daugher of Louis and Margit Isaac.

Scope and Content

Documents, correspondence, photographs, and writings related to Rabbi Lajos Izsak (later Louis Isaac) and Margit (Kohn) Izsak (later Margaret Isaac) who emigrated from Sátoraljaújhely, Hungary to the US in 1938. Features extensive correspondence between Rabbi Lajos Izsak and his brother Rabbi Yitzhak Izsak (Isaac) in Memphis, related to efforts to raise funds and rescue relatives and other Jews in Europe. Also includes Rabbi Lajos Izsak's letters of reference.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Subjects

  • Sátoraljaújhely (Hungary).
  • United States--Emigration and immigration.

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.