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Dora Apsan collection

Document | Accession Number: 2005.166.1

The diary was written by Dora Apsan immediately following her liberation from Weisswasser, an I.G. Farben forced labor factory. In the diary, Dora recounts her family's final days in the ghetto in Sighet (Sighetu Marmației), Romania; their deportation and arrival in Auschwitz; and her liberation.

Date
1945 May 06-1945 May 17
Language
Hungarian
Genre/Form
Diaries.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Dora Sorell

About This Document

Document Creator
Dora A. Sorell
Biography
Dora grew up in the small town of Sighet in Northern Romania between the two World Wars. In May 1944 she was deported to Auschwitz along with most of the town's 10,000 Jewish inhabitants. She survived the ordeal, but her parents, two of her brothers, and some 40 members of her extended family perished in the gas chambers. Dora returned to Sighet, married her high-school sweetheart, built a career, and raised a family before emigrating to the West to be with her surviving brothers.

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Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The Dora Apsan collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Dora Apsan Sorell.
Funding Note
The accessibility of this collection was made possible by the generous donors to our crowdfunded Save Their Stories campaign.

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: 2023-06-05 12:38:49
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