Overview
- Description
- Describes Magda Lipner's childhood in Czechoslovakia; the confiscation of her father's business; her use of a false identification document; her escape to Budapest, Hungary, and her work in a munitions factory; the death of family members; and her liberation from forced labor, reunion with a sister, and immigration to Chile and then to the United States in 1959.
- Subtitle
- hiding in Budapest as Christian
- Date
-
creation:
circa 1993
- Collection Creator
- Magda Lipner
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Extent
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1 folder
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- 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, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. Jewish women in the Holocaust--Biography. Jews, Czech--Hungary. Jews, Czech--Chile. World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions. Jewish property. Forced labor. False personation.
- Geographic Name
- Czechoslovakia--History--1938-1945. United States--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
- Personal Name
- Lipner, Magda.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- In Oct. 1994, Magda Lipner donated her memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:02:09
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504371
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