Eva Spitzer Mezey papers

Identifier
irn693466
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2019.224.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Hungarian
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn693466

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Eva Mezey

Biographical History

Eva Mezey (née Spitzer, Aba, Hungary, 1920 - 2014 ) immigrated to the United States in the early 1950s.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Ann Gold

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Ann Gold, daughter of Eva Spitzer Mezey.

Scope and Content

Collection of photographs and copy prints documenting the Spitzer family from Aba, Hungary, as well as the wedding photo of Holocaust survivors Eva Spitzer and Lawrence Mezey (donor’s parents) who met after WWII while working for UNRRA in Vienna, Austria. Includes postcards and correspondence written by George (Gyuri) Fenyves (Eva Spitzer Mezey’s first husband) who was ordered into a Hungarian forced labor battalion and died on the front outside of Stalingrad; and letters from Jenö Spitzer (Eva’s brother), Dr. Vilmos Spitzer (Eva’s father), and Sandor Fenyves.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Ms. Ann Gold

People

  • Eva Mezey

Subjects

  • Hungary.
  • Aba (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.

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