Overview
- Description
- Consists of material regarding the life and work of Mirko Tuma, a poet, playwright, and critic who survived the Theresienstadt ghetto. Includes photographs, program and script copies, a book entitled "Ghetto našich dnů" about Terezin, and a book of poetry entitled "Rust on a Weather Vane." Also includes newspaper clippings of his post-war theater career and articles about Terezin.
- Date
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inclusive:
1946-1967
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Carol Lidz
- Collection Creator
- Mirko Tuma
- Biography
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Mirko Tuma was born in Prague (Prague, Czech Republic). He was a survivor of Theresienstadt, His mother was also a Holocaust survivor, but his father perished at Auschwitz. Mirko immigrated to the Unites States as a political refugee in 1951. He was a published author of several plays and books of poetry.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
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1 sound recording.
- Extent
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1 oversize box
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
- Geographic Name
- Prague (Czech Republic)
- Personal Name
- Tuma, Mirko.
- Corporate Name
- Theresienstadt (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Carol Lidz donated her former husband's collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on July 28, 2005. She added accretions in 2014 and 2017.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-08 09:31:14
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