Irina Farkas Berkovits collection

Overview

Collection Summary

The collection consists of two dresses and a suit (jacket and skirt) that belonged to Irina Farkas Berkovits before the war in Șimleu Silvaniei, Romania. The collection also contains an accretion of an additional two dresses that belonged to Irina Farkas Berkovits before the war in Șimleu Silvaniei, Romania. They were saved by Mr. Keleman who was a tenant of the donor's parents, and he returned these dresses to Elly Berkovits when she returned from slavery. In addition, another suit (jacket and skirt) is also part of the collection.

Provenance

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 and 2019 by Elly Berkovits Gross, daughter of Irina Berkovits.