Magdalena Moskowitz papers

Identifier
irn599247
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2002.482.2
  • 2002.482
  • 2007.167
Dates
1 Jan 1930 - 31 Dec 1956
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Russian
  • Hungarian
  • Hebrew
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folders

oversize boxes

3

2

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Magdalena Moskowitz (née Eisler, 1918-2013) was born in Mukacevo, Hungary (Mukachevo, Ukraine) to Mor Eisler (d. 1945) and Margit Zelmanovitch (b. 1879). She was one of 16 children, and her siblings were: Rachel (1886-1945), Joseph (1888-1944), Sarah (1890-1944), Sandor (1892-1952), Giza (1894-1944), Chana (1896-1985), Chaim (1896-1896), Yanos (1899-1979), Yolan (1902-1970), Leah (1907-1926), Bela (1910-1944), Hermina (1912-1945), Ernst (1916-2002), Feige, and Jeanette. Magdalena immigrated to the United States in 1937. She married Paul Moskowitz (1911-1985) in 1939. Many members of the Eisler family, including Magdelena's parents and siblings Bela, Hermina, Giza, Sarah, Joseph, and Rachel perished during the Holocaust.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Sondra M. Tuckfelt

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Sondra Tuckfelt in 1991 and 2007. Sondra Tuckfelt is the daughter of Magdalena Moskowitz. This collection incorporates the collections previously accessioned as 2002.482 and 2007.167.

Scope and Content

Consists of documents, correspondence, and photographs related to the Holocaust-era experiences of Magdalena Eisler Moskowitz, who immigrated to the United States in 1937, and her family in Mukacevo, Hungary (Mukachevo, Ukraine). Includes documents, family photographs, and correspondence between Magdalena and her family in Mukacevo. Also included in the collection are two large albums with pasted parchment from tefillin and mezuzot scrolls.

System of Arrangement

The collection is arranged as a single series.

People

Subjects

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.