Photograph of Michael Bernath

Identifier
irn515078
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1990.106
  • RG-10.417
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn515078

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Michael Bernath

Biographical History

Michael Bernath was born in 1932 in Sikszo, Hungary, and is a survivor of forced labor and of Schachendorf concentration camp in Austria. He was a member of the resistance movement in Budapest, Hungary, before his capture.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Created by unknown photographer. Michael Bernath donated the item to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990.

Scope and Content

Contains a photograph depicting Michael Bernath in April 1944.

Subjects

  • Jews--Hungary--Szikszo.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Austria.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Hungary--Budapest.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Jewish resistance--Hungary.

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.