Overview
- Description
- Consists of one memoir, 52 pages, entitled "Shari's Story" by Charlotte Wiesner Kuna, originally of Michalovce, Czechoslovakia. In the memoir, she describes pre-war family life in Michalovce, the beginning of anti-Jewish restrictions, and the fate of many friends and family members in Michalovce. In 1944, Charlotte (known as Shari or Shandele) and her sister received identity papers with Aryan names and moved around frequently to escape the Gestapo. They were imprisoned by the Gestapo in the spring of 1945, escaped after five weeks, hiding until they were liberated. She reunited with surviving family and married Sanyi Kuna in the July 1945, immigrating to Australia in 1950.
- Date
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creation:
2010
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Vera Link
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- 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).
- Copyright Holder
- Ms. Vera Link
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Vera Link donated her mother's memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-05-21 15:00:54
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn43555
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