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Davidovits family collection

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 2010.178.1

Overview

Description: The Davidovits family collection consists of photographs and documents concerning the Davidovits family (donor's mother and extended family) in Sighet, Romania; many images document a visit by Evelyn and her mother Regina who traveled from the United States for an extended visit to Sighet in the early 1930s to visit Regina's immediate family and their children. The majority of Regina's family were eventually deported from Sighet to the Auschwitz concentration camp.
Date: inclusive: circa 1930-1939
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Evelyn Zola Kasel

Physical Details

Language: Romanian Hungarian
Genre/Form: Photographs. Identification documents. Passports.
Extent: 1 folder
System of Arrangement: The Davidovits family collection is arranged in a single series.

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).
Copyright Holder: Mrs. Evelyn Kasel

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Families. Children.
Geographic Name: Romania. Sighet (Romania)
Personal Name: Davidovits, Rachel Zola. Davidovits, Jacob Mendel. Davidovits family.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Evelyn Zola Kasel donated the Davidovits family collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2010.
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

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