Steven Vogel collection

Identifier: irn520182
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn520182

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 and 2016 by James Vogel, the son of Steven Vogel.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a cotton shirt and a leather belt worn by Steven Vogel as he exited Mauthausen concentration camp upon liberation in April 1945. Steven Vogel took the shirt and belt from an SS storeroom housing clothing and supplies at the camp. Letter: handwritten by Tomi Baratod [sic] in Budapest addressed to "Pistka" [sic], dated December 14, 1946. Letter describes events in Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland after Steven was evacuated from there to Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria. Written by a friend of Steven's who remained in Auschwitz and detailed his experiences, in Hungarian. Film reel: 3 reels of 8mm pre-war Hungarian family footage.

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Leather belt taken from an SS storeroom at a concentration camp and worn by a Hungarian Jewish inmate after liberation
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn511188
- English
- overall: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 47.750 inches (121.285 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Leather belt taken from an SS storeroom at Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria, by Steven (István) Vogel and worn for two days after liberation on May 5, 1945. Steven, an only child, grew up in Budapest, Hungary, with his parents Edmond and Vilma. In September 1939, during Steven’s last year of high school, Germany began World War II by invading Poland. In November 1940, Hungary officially joined the Axis alliance and began fighting alongside Germany. Initially, the alliance had little impact on Steven’s life, and he began law school in 1941. In February 1944, his father, Edmond, passe...
Shirt taken from an SS storeroom at a concentration camp by a Hungarian Jewish inmate and worn after liberation
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520183
- English
- overall: Height: 28.750 inches (73.025 cm) | Width: 16.250 inches (41.275 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Men’s long-sleeved shirt taken from an SS storeroom at Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria, by Steven (István) Vogel and worn for two days after liberation on May 5, 1945. Steven, an only child, grew up in Budapest, Hungary, with his parents Edmond and Vilma. In September 1939, during Steven’s last year of high school, Germany began World War II by invading Poland. In November 1940, Hungary officially joined the Axis alliance and began fighting alongside Germany. Initially, the alliance had little impact on Steven’s life, and he began law school in 1941. In February 1944, his father, E...
Steven Vogel papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn614742
- English
- 1940-1958
- box oversize folders 1 2
- Updated 7 months ago
The collection documents the Holocaust experiences of Steven Vogel of Budapest, Hungary including his deportations to the Auschwitz-Birkenau and Mauthausen concentration camps and his immigration to the United States in 1945. Included are pre-war identification documents of Steven, his parents Ödön and Vilma (née Deutsch) Vogel, and other relatives in the Vogel and Deutsch families; birth certificates; report cards; immigration paperwork; tax and selective service forms; family history; an oral history interview transcript; restitution claims; and correspondence. Included with the correspon...
10,000,000 Hungarian Pengo scrip
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn615356
- English
- overall: Height: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) | Width: 7.125 inches (18.097 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
10,000,000 Hungarian Pengo scrip
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn615357
- English
- overall: Height: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) | Width: 7.125 inches (18.098 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago

Steven Vogel collection

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Leather belt taken from an SS storeroom at a concentration camp and worn by a Hungarian Jewish inmate after liberation

Shirt taken from an SS storeroom at a concentration camp by a Hungarian Jewish inmate and worn after liberation

Steven Vogel papers

10,000,000 Hungarian Pengo scrip

10,000,000 Hungarian Pengo scrip