Isabella Leitner letters relating to searches for Holocaust survivors

Identifier
irn503318
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1991.A.0062
  • RG-10.034.01
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Hungarian
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn503318

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Isabella Leitner

Biographical History

Isabella Leitner (b. 1921) was born in Kisvárda, Hungary and survived the Auschwitz concentration camp. She immigrated to the U.S. in 1945 and settled in New York City.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The letters were received by Isabella Leitner and her sisters from survivors and from persons from Leitner's hometown. The letters were donated to United States Holocaust Memorial Museum via Hadassah Rosensaft.

Scope and Content

Consists of eight letters from Holocaust survivors to Isabella Leitner and her sisters in 1945. The letters presumably concern attempts by survivors to locate members of their families after the Holocaust.

System of Arrangement

Arrangement is thematic

People

  • Leitner, Isabella.

Subjects

  • Disappeared persons--Investigations.
  • New York (N.Y.)
  • Holocaust survivors.
  • Loka Brunn (Hungary)
  • Newark (N.J.)
  • Los Angeles (Calif.)
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)

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.