us-005578-irn524334
type: RecordSet
archival history: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had subject: 843
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn524334
record resource extent: folders 2
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Collection of documents and letters between Edith and Samuel Jurovics, and their children, who were living in Berlin, Germany before the Holocaust and were then forced to disperse to England, the United States, France, Palestine and Switzerland. Samuel, who was living in New York City, passed away in 1942. Benjamin and Raphael, two of his children, immigrated to Palestine and exchanged mail between each other. Edith fled to the United Kingdom and was able to exchange correspondence. The middle child, Esra, who joined a Zionist youth organization in the Netherlands, was able to send correspondence briefly, then was deported to Auschwitz killing center in Poland where he perished. The two youngest children, Hanna [donor] and Miriam were hidden with relatives and were able to flee to Switzerland.
title: Hanna Yaari collection