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Sax family collection

Document | Accession Number: 2018.436.2

Collection of correspondence between Ervin Sax, a Jewish soldier in the British Army, who was captured by the Germans and held in Stalag VIIIB as a British POW, and his wife Gabriella in Palestine. Several letters concern the attempts by both to work with Mandate authorities to secure their house in Czechoslovakia. Several letters were facilitated through the Red Cross.

Genre/Form
Letters.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection. The acquisition of this collection was made possible by the Crown Family.

About This Document

Document Creator
Ervin Sax
Biography
Ervin Sax and his wife Gabriella were forced to flee Czechoslovakia in 1939. Knowing that the journey could be difficult and dangerous, they left their sixth-year-old daughter Yehudit with her grandparents, thinking that the Nazis would not harm the elderly. When they arrived in Palestine in 1939, Ervin joined the British army as a chaplain (apparently in the role of rabbi) and was taken into German captivity. Gabriella remained in Palestine when the war broke out in Europe.Yehudit was deported to Theresienstadt and murdered there in 1942.

Keywords and Subjects

Topical Term
Prisoners of war.

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018.
Funding Note
The acquisition of this collection was made possible by the Crown Family.

Rights and 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.

 
Record last modified: 2023-02-24 14:35:27
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