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Katalin Karpati testimony

Document | Accession Number: 1993.A.0021 | RG Number: RG-02.073.01

Contains information about the life of Katalin Karpati (named Kato Nagy before and during the Holocaust). The memoir tells the story of her childhood in Hungary; marriage and family life; German occupation of Hungary in 1944 and subsequent hardships for Jews; her experiences in a number of camps, including Auschwitz, Ravensbrück, Nordhausen, and Mauthausen; liberation and return to Hungary; escape from Hungary after the 1956 uprising; and a new life in the United States.

Date
1978-1992
Genre/Form
Personal narratives.
Extent
1 folder

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
Katalin Karpati
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Katalin Karpati completed the memoir in ca. 1978. A postscript on the final page was added in 1992. She gave a photocopy of her typescript memoir to Susan Bachrach, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum ID Project, in June 1992. Bachrach forwarded the memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in July 1992.

Rights and 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).

 
Record last modified: 2022-07-28 18:06:45
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