Collection of correspondence between the Mérö family

Subject	Australia--Emigration and immigration—History
	World War, 1939-1945--Sources
	War stories
	Foreign workers, Hungarian
	Jewish families
	Correspondence
Category	4. World War II
Keywords	Enemy aliens
Keywords	experience
Current Holder	Sydney Jewish Museum
Period Of Reference	1939-08/1940-03
Item Number	M2021/002:001
Access Rights	Digitised
Country Of Origin	Hungary
Place	Budapest
Place	Sydney
Language	Hungarian
Description From Source	16 letters dated August to December 1939 from Pista Mérö and his wife Didi (Helen nee Weiss), in Budapest, to his two sisters and their husbands as they escaped from Hungary to re-establish their lives in Sydney. This correspondence from their brother charts their immigration journey from Europe, their arrival in Australia and hopes for the future. This collection highlights the difficulties of migrant and refugee experiences in Australia as they struggled to establish new lives as enemy aliens.
Physical Format	Correspondence
Physical Format	Letters