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"LOL* After 67 Years"

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 2013.145.1

Overview

Description: Consists of one bound memoir entitled "LOL* After 67 Years" written in 2012 by Peter R. Span, who was born in 1938 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, In the memoir, he describes the bombing of Belgrade which ended the attempts of his parents, Ignac Rosenfeld and Elisabeth Span, to emigrate with their sons to Mexico. After the bombing, the family moved to Subotica and in 1942 and again in 1944, Ignac was sent to a forced labor battalion. In the summer of 1944, Elisabeth and her sons (including Peter) were deported to the Ulrichskirchen labor camp in Austria, where they remained until liberation in April 1945, after which they returned to Subotica. There, they reunited with Ignac, who died of disease in December 1945. Elisabeth emigrated with her sons to Mexico in 1947. The memoir includes many photographs, and Span roots his family's story in the context of world events.
Date: publication/distribution: 2012-2012
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Peter Span
Collection Creator: Peter R. Span

Physical Details

Language: English
Genre/Form: Personal Narratives.
Extent: 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: Mr. Peter R. Span

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Forced labor--Austria. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. Mexico--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
Geographic Name: Subotica (Subotica, Serbia) Belgrade (Serbia)
Personal Name: Rosenfeld, Ignac. Span, Elisabeth.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Peter R. Span donated his memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013.

Record last modified:: 2023-08-08 13:33:19
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