Overview
- Description
- Contains "The Odyssey of Morris Stark: From the Kingdom of Hell to the American Army" and "The Odyssey of Morris Stark: A Miracle of Survival" both relating to the Holocaust experiences of Morris Stark. The essays include information about loss of Stark's father; experiences of antisemitism in Hungary; and incarceration in Auschwitz, Mauthausen, and Gunskirchen. Additionally, Morris Stark gives information on his postwar experiences in the American Army, helping to organize Jewish services and protesting antisemitism.
- Collection Creator
- Morris Stark
Physical Details
- 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).
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Holocaust survivors. Antisemitism. Jewish soldiers.
- Personal Name
- Stark, Morris.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The collection contains photocopies of two typescript undated essays written by Morris and Harvey Stark. The essay entitled "The Odyssey of Morris Stark: a miracle of survival" is divided into three parts while "The odyssey of Morris Stark from the kingdom of hell to the American Army" is subdivided into two parts. Copies of the essays were forwarded to USHMMA by Maurice Sands on 02 Mar. 1993.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:01:02
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504135
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