Anna Sved Blum papers

Identifier
irn598784
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2018.338.1
Dates
1 Jan 1917 - 31 Dec 1990
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Hungarian
  • English
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folders

7

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Anna Sved Blum (born Anna Sved, 1931-1990) was born in Budapest, Hungary to Dezső (born Dezső Schlesinger, b. 1900) and Ernesztina (née Segő, 1902-1976) Sved. Dezső worked as a merchant. After the German occupation of Hungary in 1944, Anna was no longer able to attend school, and the family was forced to move. In June 1944 Dezső was deported to a forced-labor camp. Anna and her mother went into hiding and moved several times to avoid deportation to a concentration camp. Anna immigrated to the United States in 1956 and settled in Madison, Wisconsin. Her parents immigrated to the United States by 1962. Anna married Andre Blum and they had two children, Ronald and Leah.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Leah Csapo

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Leah Csapo, daughter of Anna Sved Blum.

Scope and Content

The collection documents the Holocaust-era experiences Anna Sved Blum and her parents Dezső and Ernesztina (Segő) Sved of Budapest, Hungary. Included are birth, death and wedding certificates, photographs, report card, identification cards, immigration papers, family history documents, a personal narrative by Anna describing her Holocaust experiences, and a narrative/claim in German regarding the confiscation of belongings.

System of Arrangement

The collection is arranged as a single series.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Ms. Leah Csapo

People

Subjects

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.