Overview
- Description
- Contains information about the life of Katalin Karpati (named Kato Nagy before and during the Holocaust). The memoir tells the story of her childhood in Hungary; marriage and family life; German occupation of Hungary in 1944 and subsequent hardships for Jews; her experiences in a number of camps, including Auschwitz, Ravensbrück, Nordhausen, and Mauthausen; liberation and return to Hungary; escape from Hungary after the 1956 uprising; and a new life in the United States.
- Date
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1978-1992
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Personal narratives.
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation. World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions. World War, 1939-1945--Deportations from Hungary. World War, 1939-1945--Conscript labor. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Hungary--Personal narratives. Holocaust survivors. Jewish ghettos--Hungary--Budapest. Jews--Hungary--History--20th century. Police. Refugees, Jewish. Repatriation.
- Geographic Name
- Hungary--History--1918-1945.
- Personal Name
- Karpati, Katalin. Nagy, Lajos.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Katalin Karpati
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Katalin Karpati completed the memoir in ca. 1978. A postscript on the final page was added in 1992. She gave a photocopy of her typescript memoir to Susan Bachrach, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum ID Project, in June 1992. Bachrach forwarded the memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in July 1992.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 12:29:52
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