Overview
- Description
- Documents, correspondence and photographs illustrating the experiences of Imré and Borbala Wirth Goldschmeid and their daughter Veronika Goldschmeid. Included are pre-war images and documents such as birth certificates and report cards for Imré and Borbala, and post-war documents concerning Veronika, Borbala, and Borbala's mother Julianna who were together in Budapest until 1944 at which time Vera was placed with the Red Cross, and Borbala and sister Margit were deported to Bergen Belsen where they survived. Juliana and Mor (Borbala's parents) perished of hunger in January 1945 in Budapest. Includes documents concerning Chaim Burstyn (donor's husband), who was born in Wyszkow, Poland, and survived in Kazakhstan.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Hyman and Vera Burstyn
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs. Letters. Birth certificates.
- Extent
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3 folders
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.
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Kazakhstan.
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 2015 by Vera and Hyman Burstyn.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:44:05
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn94994
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