Overview
- Description
- Documents, correspondence and photographs illustrating the experiences of Géza Fisch, his wife Margarethe Goetzl Fisch, their daughter Eva Johanna (donor), and son Heinz (Heinrich) as they fled Vienna, Austria in November 1938. Géza, born in Detta, Hungary, was unable to immigrate to the United States with his family, and went to Ecuador. His family immigrated to the U.S. and then in 1939, joined him in Ecuador, where they then remained.
- Date
-
inclusive:
1925-1995
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eva Fisch Desrosiers
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Correspondence. Photographs.
- Extent
-
1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- 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
- Ms. Eva Desrosiers
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Austria. United States--Emigration and immigration--History.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Eva Desrosiers donated the Géza and Margarete Fisch family papers to the United States Holocasut Memorial Museum in 2013.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:40:38
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn58702
Download & Licensing
- In Copyright
- Terms of Use
- This record is not digitized and cannot be downloaded online.
In-Person Research
- Request 7 Days in Advance of Visit
- Plan a Research Visit
-
Request in Shapell Center Reading Room
Bowie, MD
