Simon and Francesca Krausz collection
Extent and Medium
folders
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Archival History
Case Western Reserve Historical Society
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Michael Krausz
Dr. Michael Krausz donated copies of these letters to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Jan. 23, 2009.
Scope and Content
Consists of the English-language translations of letters written between 1929 - 1944 by Simon and Francesca Krausz of Pecs, Hungary, to their son, Laszlo Krausz, a musician and conductor living in Switzerland. The letters, originally written in Hungarian, describe life in Hungary and the Krausz's experiences during the war until they were deported to Auschwitz in 1944. The original letters are housed in the Laszlo and Susan Krausz collection at Case Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland.
Genre
- Document
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