Olga Shonberger collection

Identifier
irn694114
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2019.276.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Hungarian
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Olga Shonberger, Desider Klarnann's first wife, was deported from Satu Mare, Romania and perished at Auschwitz concentration camp. She had two brothers who survived.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Miriam Klarnann Levitas and Felicia Klarnann Gidal

Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Miriam Klarnann Levitas and Felicia Klarnann Gidal, daughters of Desider Klarnann. Olga Shonberger was their father's first wife.

Scope and Content

The Olga Shonberger collection consists of the final letter written in Hungarian by Olga Shonberger to her brothers before she was deported from Satu Mare, Romania. Olga perished at Auschwitz concentration camp, but her two brothers survived the Holocaust. The collection also includes prewar photographs depicting Olga Shonberger and Desider Klarnann.

System of Arrangement

The Olga Shonberger collection is arranged in a single series.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Ms. Miriam Levitas

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.