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Collection of correspondence between the Mérö family

SubjectAustralia–Emigration and immigration—History
World War, 1939-1945–Sources
War stories
Foreign workers, Hungarian
Jewish families
Correspondence
Category4. World War II
KeywordsEnemy aliens
experience
Current HolderSydney Jewish Museum
Period Of Reference 1939-08/1940-03
Item NumberM2021/002:001
Access RightsDigitised
Country Of OriginHungary
PlaceBudapest
Sydney
Language Hungarian
Description From Source16 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 FormatCorrespondence
Letters
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