Overview
- Description
- The papers consist of certificates, identification papers, immigration records, and photographs documenting the Koenig family of Budapest, Hungary before, during, and after the Holocaust.
- Date
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1914-1977
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of John Koenig
- Collection Creator
- John Koenig
- Biography
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John Koenig (born Janos Sandor Koenig, 1929-2023) is the son of Imre Emerich and Livia (Lili) Vermes. Janos was born on May 9, 1929 in Budapest, Hungary where his father worked in the textile business. The family was able to remain in Budapest throughout the Nazi occupation. They had Swedish protective passes, but Janos' father was uncertain of their effectiveness. He therefore decided to make himself an essential laborer by sewing uniforms for the German army. Janos was employed as a day laborer doing various menial jobs for the Germans. They were liberated by the Red Army in January, 1945; Janos was then fifteen-years-old. By then, he was very ill, but the Soviets conscripted him to build bridges. As a result, Janos developed pleurisy and became bedridden for six months. The following year, he fled first to Vienna and then to the Ziegenhain displaced persons’ camp prior to immigrating to the United States in December 1947 en board the Marine Flasher.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Report cards. Passports. Letters. Affidavits. Membership cards. Identification cards. Permits. Certificates. Photographs.
- Extent
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2 folders
- System of Arrangement
- The collection is unarranged.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Refugees, Jewish--Austria--Vienna. World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Austria--Vienna. Jews--Hungary--Rómaifürdő. Jews--Hungary--Budapest.
- Geographic Name
- Hungary--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century. Canada--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
- Personal Name
- Morvay, Susan. König, Livia. König, Imre. Koenig, John. Vermes, Zelma. Vermes, Sari. Vecsey, Marton. Lovacs, Ferenc. Komlós, Vilmos. Komlós, Andras. Thornlos, Vici. Upor, Teri. Szanto, Gonosz.
- Corporate Name
- International Refugee Organization
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by John Koening in 1998.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-03-11 08:24:12
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Also in John Koenig collection
Contains materials documenting the experiences of John Koenig and his family during and after the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.
John Koenig photographs
Document
The collection consists of 66 photographs of John Koenig and his family members and friends. Most were taken after the Holocaust and document the Ziegenhain displaced persons camp and Koenig's immigration to the United States.
