Object numberM2003/028:006
DescriptionLeave Pass: The employee Georg Szanto was today enrolled into the German-Hungarian armament industry. As he was completely soaked wet by the ongoing rain I am authorizing one overnight leave to dry out the clothing. 10/11/1944.
Georg Szanto born 19 March 1907 in Budapest. He was a textile engineer and later a textile importer. Georg was placed into forced labour in Hungary around 1942 and was deported 27th October 1944 to Mauthausen, Gunzkirchen. There he worked for U.B. Farben company with other deported Jews. After being liberated by the Americans on 5 May 1945, Georg was taken to hospital suffering Typhus. He arrived back in Budapest in 1946 then left in 1958 to come to Australia. Mother's name Gisella Haasz.
Georg Szanto born 19 March 1907 in Budapest. He was a textile engineer and later a textile importer. Georg was placed into forced labour in Hungary around 1942 and was deported 27th October 1944 to Mauthausen, Gunzkirchen. There he worked for U.B. Farben company with other deported Jews. After being liberated by the Americans on 5 May 1945, Georg was taken to hospital suffering Typhus. He arrived back in Budapest in 1946 then left in 1958 to come to Australia. Mother's name Gisella Haasz.
Production placeGermany
Production date 1944-11
Subjectforced labour
Object nametravel passes
Materialpaper
Dimensions
- width: 148.00 mm
height: 116.00 mm
Language
- German Permission for Day Off
In Hungarian and German. (Full of spelling mistakes)
The employee Szauta (?) G…z(?) was today enrolled into the German-Hungarian armament industry. As he was completely soaked wet by the ongoing rain I am authorizing one overnight leave to dry out the clothing. 10/11/1944.
Signature
Director, Labour Pool
Andrassy u 132.sz.
Hungarian
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mrs Magda Forbath