Overview
- Description
- The 67 photographs depict the Kohn family, the maternal relatives of Hanna Kovanic, who were from Velká nad Velickou in Moravia, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic). Most of the relatives depicted in the photographs perished in Auschwitz in 1943 and 1944.
- Collection Creator
- Hana Kovanic
- Biography
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Hana Kovanic was born in Velká nad Velickou in Moravia, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) on May 17, 1936, to Josef and Josefka Dubovy. In 1941 Hana, her parents, and two brothers were sent to Sered labor camp in Slovakia where they worked until September 1944 when a Slovak uprising liberated the camp. The family hid on a farm for a short period and then attempted to return to Josef's hometown, but they were arrested in December 1944. Hana's father and older brother were deported to Sachsenhausen concentration camp in Germany, and Hana, her mother, and younger brother were sent to Theresienstadt (Terezin) where they were liberated in May 1945
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs. Portrait photographs.
- 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
- 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
- Jewish families--Czechoslovakia. Jews--Czechoslovakia.
- Personal Name
- Kohn family.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The photographs were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2003 by Hana Kovanic.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:07:31
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn514396
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