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Katy Torres McCormack photograph collection

Document | Accession Number: 2004.339.1

The collection documents the Holocaust-era experiences of Katy Torres McCormack and her family in Thessaloniki, Greece. Includes depictions of her parents Moise (Maurice) and Marie Yaguel Torres, her sister Dolly Torres, and children celebrating Purim in a Jewish orphanage in Greece in 1946.

Date
inclusive:  circa 1930-circa 1946
Genre/Form
Photographs.
Extent
1 folder

About This Document

Document Creator
Katy T. McCormack
Biography
Katy Torres (later Katy Torres McCormack) was born on 18 May 1935 in Thessaloniki, Greece to Moise (Maurice) and Marie Yaguel Torres (d. 1943). Maurice owned a photo shop and Marie, along with her sister and brother, owned a store that sold bras and girdles. Katy had one younger sister, Dolly (1937-1943).

In 1939 Katy contracted tuberculosis from drinking unpasteurized milk and was sent to a hospital to recover. She remained in the hospital for the duration of World War II. Her father survived the war in Thessaloniki in hiding. By 1943 he was able to visit Katy in the hospital frequently. Her mother and sister both perished at Auschwitz in 1943.

Katy immigrated to the United States in 1950 as a teenager and attended a boarding school.
System of Arrangement
The collection is arranged as a single series.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The photographs were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by Katy Torres McCormack.

Rights and 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.

 
Record last modified: 2023-02-24 14:09:17
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