Overview
- Description
- Collection of photographs and copy prints documenting the Spitzer family from Aba, Hungary, as well as the wedding photo of Holocaust survivors Eva Spitzer and Lawrence Mezey (donor’s parents) who met after WWII while working for UNRRA in Vienna, Austria. Includes postcards and correspondence written by George (Gyuri) Fenyves (Eva Spitzer Mezey’s first husband) who was ordered into a Hungarian forced labor battalion and died on the front outside of Stalingrad; and letters from Jenö Spitzer (Eva’s brother), Dr. Vilmos Spitzer (Eva’s father), and Sandor Fenyves.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Ann Gold
- Collection Creator
- Eva Mezey
- Biography
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Eva Mezey (née Spitzer, Aba, Hungary, 1920 - 2014 ) immigrated to the United States in the early 1950s.
Physical Details
- Language
- Hungarian
- Genre/Form
- Photographs. Letters.
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & 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.
- Copyright Holder
- Ms. Ann Gold
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Hungary. Aba (Hungary)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Ann Gold, daughter of Eva Spitzer Mezey.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-11-07 10:54:27
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- http://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn693466
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Also in Eva Spitzer Mezey collection
Contains materials documenting the experiences of Eva Spitzer Mezey during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.
Memories
Document
Personal narrative of Eva Mezey (née Spitzer) regarding her life with special emphasis on her pre-World War II years and in Hungary during the Holocaust where many family members perished.
