Envelope : Paper : handwritten, stamped : Ink : blue, black ; Ht: 11,2 cm x W: 16,1 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
March 9, 1947-March 24, 1947
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Hungarian
Notes
1 envelope, double sided. Recto, handwriting of recipient's address on the right that reads "Nyirmada (...) / Weinberger Gustav / Nyiregyharo / Vorosmarthy ut." Sender's address at bottom. Narrative: Donor is Elaine Kalman Naves, daughter of Gusztáv and Anikó Weinberger. Gusztáv returned from the front to learn that 34 members of his extended family, including his wife and small daughter Évike, had been deported to Auschwitz. Only one cousin returned. He remarried Anikó Schwartz and they had two daughters, Elaine and Judith. This collection of correspondence was used as part of the research for the following book: Kalman Naves, Elaine. Journey to Vaja: Reconstructing the World of a Hungarian-Jewish Family. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1996. Print.