Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 50 (funfzig) kronen note, received by a Jewish Hungarian family imprisoned in the camp 2013.232.2 front
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, United States
Theresienstadt scrip valued at 50 kronen received by the family of Katalin Miselbach when they were imprisoned in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp from November 1944-May 1945. In March 1944, Germany invaded Hungary. Magda Miselbach, pregnant at the time, and her parents Adele and Shmuel Lederman were forced into the Jewish ghetto in Karcag. Magda's husband Imre had been in a Hungarian labor battalion since 1939. Katalin was born in the ghetto on May 2. That summer, the family was transported to the Szolnok ghetto and then deported to Strasshof concentration camp near Vienna, Austria. In November, they were sent to Theresienstadt in German occupied Czechoslovakia, where Shmuel died. On May 9, 1945, the Soviet Army liberated the camp. In June, Magda, Katalin, and Adele were repatriated to Hungary. They learned that Imre had been deported to Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, and then to Waldlager V, a Muhldorf subcamp near Ampfing, Germany, where he died in May 1945.
Theresienstadt scrip valued at 50 kronen received by the family of Katalin Miselbach when they were imprisoned in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp from November 1944-May 1945. In March 1944, Germany invaded Hungary. Magda Miselbach, pregnant at the time, and her parents Adele and Shmuel Lederman were forced into the Jewish ghetto in Karcag. Magda's husband Imre had been in a Hungarian labor battalion since 1939. Katalin was born in the ghetto on May 2. That summer, the family was transported to the Szolnok ghetto and then deported to Strasshof concentration camp near Vienna, Austria. In November, they were sent to Theresienstadt in German occupied Czechoslovakia, where Shmuel died. On May 9, 1945, the Soviet Army liberated the camp. In June, Magda, Katalin, and Adele were repatriated to Hungary. They learned that Imre had been deported to Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, and then to Waldlager V, a Muhldorf subcamp near Ampfing, Germany, where he died in May 1945.
- Title: Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 50 (funfzig) kronen note, received by a Jewish Hungarian family imprisoned in the camp 2013.232.2 front
- Provenance: The scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Katalina Litvak., The scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Katalina Litvak.
- Subject Keywords: Child concentration camp inmates--Austria--Biography. Child concentration camp inmates--Czechoslovakia--Biography. Concentration camp inmates--Austria--Biography. Concentration camp inmates--Czechoslovakia--Biography. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Hungary--Personal narratives. Jewish children in the Holocaust--Hungary--Biography., Child concentration camp inmates--Austria--Biography. Child concentration camp inmates--Czechoslovakia--Biography. Concentration camp inmates--Austria--Biography. Concentration camp inmates--Czechoslovakia--Biography. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Hungary--Personal narratives. Jewish children in the Holocaust--Hungary--Biography.
- Type: Exchange Media, Exchange Media
- Rights: Permanent Collection, Permanent Collection
- External Link: See the full record at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, See the full record at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Medium: Scrip printed on offwhite paper with a graphic design on the face in black and light blue ink on a light blue patterned background. On the left is a medallion with an image of Moses holding 2 stone tablets with the 10 Commandments in Hebrew characters; to the right is the denomination in German text and a numeral 50, with 3 lines of German text below. On the right side is a wide, offwhite border with the denomination 50 in the bottom corner below a 6-pointed Star of David. The reverse has a blue geometric background design with German text, and a large scrollwork line, with a pale orange center streak. ear the bottom is an engraved signature. The denomination 50 is in the upper right corner. The left side has a wide, offwhite border with the denomination 50 in the bottom corner below a 6-pointed Star of David. The serial number 000637 is in red in the upper left corner. The series letter D is in red on the right center. The scrip is worn, creased, and has bent corners., Scrip printed on offwhite paper with a graphic design on the face in black and light blue ink on a light blue patterned background. On the left is a medallion with an image of Moses holding 2 stone tablets with the 10 Commandments in Hebrew characters; to the right is the denomination in German text and a numeral 50, with 3 lines of German text below. On the right side is a wide, offwhite border with the denomination 50 in the bottom corner below a 6-pointed Star of David. The reverse has a blue geometric background design with German text, and a large scrollwork line, with a pale orange center streak. ear the bottom is an engraved signature. The denomination 50 is in the upper right corner. The left side has a wide, offwhite border with the denomination 50 in the bottom corner below a 6-pointed Star of David. The serial number 000637 is in red in the upper left corner. The series letter D is in red on the right center. The scrip is worn, creased, and has bent corners.
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