Overview
- Description
- Documents the experiences of the Bonta (formerly Rothschild) and Ronay families before, during, and after the war through letters primarily sent between Rose Ronay (nee Gyemant) and her family from the 1930s to the 1950s. Also includes some documents and photos and an English translation of Janós Bonta's memoir, "A Jewish Doctor Recalls the Past," recalling his experiences when he was forced to work as Josef Mengele's assistant at Auschwitz.
- Date
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1939-1999
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Benjamin Barry
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Correspondence. Memoirs.
- Extent
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1 box
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
- Copyright Holder
- Mr. Benjamin Barry
Keywords & Subjects
- Corporate Name
- Statendam (Steamship) Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
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 2022 by Benjamin Barry.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-03-19 11:32:07
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn726448
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- Terms of Use
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