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Otto Eidlitz diaries

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    Overview

    Description
    The Otto Eidlitz diaries consist of three diaries written by Otto Eidlitz between 1940 and 1943. The diaries cover the period of his escape from Hungary to Spain and his time in the Miranda del Ebro prison. The diaries also include his handwritten Hungarian to Spanish dictionary.
    Date
    inclusive:  1940-1943
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jason Eidlitz
    Collection Creator
    Otto Eidlitz
    Biography
    Otto Eidlitz (born ca. 1925) was born to János (b. 1890) and Ilona Eidlitz in Budapest, Hungary and had two brothers, György (born ca. 1921) and Tamás (born ca. 1923). János was born in Nebraska, but he moved back to Hungary with his parents in the early 1890s. Otto lived in Hungary and worked as a leather worker. Before being imprisoned as a foreign prisoner in the Miranda del Ebro prison, Otto spent time at a boarding school in Spain while his parents were trying to obtain visas to the United States or Cuba. After Otto was released from prison, he sold everything to help get his brothers out. In April 1943, Otto and his brothers left from Lisbon, Portugal aboard the SS Serpa Pinto to the United States. They were sponsored by their uncle, Moritz Eidlitz, with whom they lived in Newark, New Jersey.

    Physical Details

    Language
    Hungarian Spanish
    Genre/Form
    Diaries.
    Extent
    1 oversize box
    System of Arrangement
    The Otto Eidlitz diaries papers are arranged as a single series.

    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

    Personal Name
    Eidlitz, Otto.

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    Jason Eidlitz donated his father's diaries to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017.
    Funding Note
    The accessibility of this collection was made possible by the generous donors to our crowdfunded Save Their Stories campaign.
    Special Collection
    Save Their Stories
    Record last modified:
    2024-04-11 13:18:40
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