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Wanderer in Hell: Erno Lazarovits's account

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 2006.31 | RG Number: RG-02.239

Overview

Description: In his memoir Erno (Erno) Lazarovits describes his experiences in the Holocaust. He was drafted into the Budapest labor battalion in May 1944. The forced laborers were herded towards the western border of the country (Gánt, Bodajk, Mór, Fertoʺrákos, Szombathely), and later transferred by the Hungarian gendarmes to the German Todt organization, which took them to Deutsch-Schützen, Austria. Subsequently they had to go on foot to Mauthausen, and finally they were liberated in Gunskirchen, Austria on May 4, 1945. Using flash-back technique Lazarovits remembers his childhood in Szilágysomlyó (Romania)́, school years in the Kolozsvár (Cluj) (Romania) tarbut (Hebrew-language school), his membership in Hashomer Hatzair, and leftist political organizations. After his liberation, in August 1945, Ernoʺ Lazarovits returned to Kolozsvár (Cluj).

Physical Details

Genre/Form: Memoirs.
Extent: 1 folder

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Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use: The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
Copyright Holder: Erno Lazarovits

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
Geographic Name: Szilágysomlyó (Romania) Kolozsvár (Romania) Jolsva (Hungary) Fülek (Hungary) Gánt (Hungary) Bodajk (Hungary) Mór (Hungary) Fertoʺrákos (Hungary) Szombathely (Hungary) Deutsch-Schützen (Austria)
Personal Name: Lazarovits, Ernoʺ. Fenyo, Jean-Pierre Ady.
Corporate Name: Organisation Todt (Germany) Gunskirchen (Concentration camp) Mauthausen (Concentration camp) World Hashomer Hatzair

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the English translation of the memoir from Ernoʺ Lazarovits through translator Mr. Jean-Pierre Ady Fenyo on Jan 12, 2006.

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