Overview
- Description
- The collection consists of the memoir of Károly Verebes (1920-1987), a Hungarian actor who worked almost continuously in forced labor battalions during World War II. Mr. Verebes was only able to complete a first draft of his memoirs; however, the wartime chapter is complete. Also includes deposit receipts and wartime postcards and letters written to family and friends about his thoughts, feelings, and experiences while working in the Jewish labor battalions. The majority of correspondence is with Sándor Gelb, who was likely a relative.
- Date
-
inclusive:
1941-1972
bulk: 1941-1944
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Dora Verebes
- Collection Creator
- Károly Verebes
- Biography
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Károly Verebes (1920-1987) was a Hungarian actor who worked in forced-labor battalions during World War II. He was married to Hungarian actress Eva Schubert, and had two children, Dora Verebes and Stephen Verebes.
Physical Details
- Language
- Hungarian
- Genre/Form
- Correspondence. Memoirs.
- Extent
-
1 box
- System of Arrangement
- The collection is arranged as one series.
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
- Geographic Name
- Budapest (Hungary)
- Personal Name
- Verebes, Károly, 1920-1987.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Dora Verebes donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on August 4, 2008.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:36:11
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn35946
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