Indyk family letters

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 2006.231

Overview

Description: Contains letters and photographs regarding the Holocaust experiences and post-war life of Eva Indyk, originally of Poland. Eva's older sister, Telma (Tillie), had immigrated to the United States as a teenager, and tried to convince her parents to allow her siblings to join her in America before the war. After the war, Tillie found out that only Eva had survived and had been in Auschwitz. The collection contains letters from Eva to Tillie, in which she dreamed of reuniting with her sister in the United States. Eva was unable to obtain the proper visas and eventually immigrated to Israel, where she passed away in 1954. The focus of the collection is on Eva's post-war life as a survivor in Europe, her recovery from illnesses caused by her camp experiences, and her difficulty obtaining visas to join her sister in the United States.
Date: 1930-1955

Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use: The Museum is in the process of determining the possible use restrictions that may apply to material(s) in this collection.

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Marilyn Aldoroty donated her maternal aunt's letters to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives on Aug. 3, 2006.