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Contribution to the history of Slovakia

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 1995.A.0564 | RG Number: RG-02.237

Overview

Description: Contains a memoir entitled "Contribution to the History of Slovakia (The So-called 'Jewish Question' - Partial Autobiography)" relating to the experiences in Slovakia from 1925 to 1947. In the memoir Georg Keleti discusses childhood in Slovakia, local antisemitiesm, the history of the Hlinka Guard, and the Free Slovak Republic. The memoir was written in or after 1991and ends with a note about the author's 1991 visit in Slovakia.
Subtitle: The so-called "Jewish question"
Date: creation: circa 1991
Collection Creator: Georg Keleti
Biography: Georg Keleti was in hiding during the Holocaust. He moved to Germany in the 1960s and immigrated to the United States in 1970. He later worked as an associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh, Department of Environmental and Clinical Microbiology.

Physical Details

Language: English Slovak
Genre/Form: Personal narratives.
Extent: 2 folders
System of Arrangement: The collection is organized in two folders:
Folder 1 of 2: English version of the memoir
Folder 2 of 2: Slovak version of the memoir

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).

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Jews--Slovakia--History--20th century.
Geographic Name: Michalovce (Slovakia) Spišská Nová Ves (Slovakia) Slovakia--History--1918-1945.
Personal Name: Masaryk, T. G. (Tomáš Garrigue), 1850-1937. Beneš, Edvard, 1884-1948. Tiso, Jozef, 1887-1947. Wisliceny, Dieter, 1911-
Corporate Name: Hlinkova slovenská lʹudová strana

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Georg Keleti donated the manuscript of his memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in Mar. 1995, maintaining the copyright.

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