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Jan Istvan memoir

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 1998.A.0305

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Overview

Description: The Jan Istvan memoir consists of information about the experiences of Roma Holocaust survivor Jan Istvan in various concentration camps, such as Auschwitz, Buchenwald, and Dora, and his personal philosophy about racism.
Date: creation: 1997
Collection Creator: Jan Ištvan

Physical Details

Language: Czech
Genre/Form: Personal Narratives. Memoirs. Autobiographies.
Extent: 1 folder
System of Arrangement: The Jan Istvan memoir is arranged in a single 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

Topical Term: Romani Genocide, 1939-1945. Death marches. Death march survivors. Racism against Romanies. Romanies. Deportation.
Geographic Name: Moravia (Czechoslovakia) Brno (Czech Republic) Bořitov (Czechoslovakia)
Personal Name: Ištvanová, Karla, 1905-1944. Ištvan, František, 1931-1944. Ištvan, Jan, 1924-
Corporate Name: Auschwitz (Concentration camp) Birkenau (Concentration camp) Buchenwald (Concentration camp) Dora (Concentration camp) Harzungen (Concentration camp) Ellrich (Concentration camp)

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received this memoir from Carleton Bulkin, Human Rights Officer at the American Embassy Prague, on February 23, 1998. Markus Pape sent the memoir to Carleton Bulkin for Jan Istvan.
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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