Object numberM2003/030:010
CreatorHungarian Red Cross
DescriptionHungarian Red Cross message, from Arminne Margit Szekeres in Budapest, Hungary, to Georg Szekeres in Shanghai, China, dated 9 February 1946, the letter is a notification of the death of a child in the family:
"With screaming pain, I acknowledge the tragic death of my beloved second child. For weeks I have been living in anxiety. My environment tried to calm me down in vain. Unfortunately my premonition did not trick me.
Write a lot to me about it.
With kisses."
Arminne Margit Szekeres was mother of George Szekeres. From Hungary, George Szekeres and his wife Eszther spent several years in Shanghai before emigrating to Australia in 1948. Arminne migrated to Australia in 1951 and became an Australian citizen in 1957.
"With screaming pain, I acknowledge the tragic death of my beloved second child. For weeks I have been living in anxiety. My environment tried to calm me down in vain. Unfortunately my premonition did not trick me.
Write a lot to me about it.
With kisses."
Arminne Margit Szekeres was mother of George Szekeres. From Hungary, George Szekeres and his wife Eszther spent several years in Shanghai before emigrating to Australia in 1948. Arminne migrated to Australia in 1951 and became an Australian citizen in 1957.
Production placeBudapest, Hungary
Production date 1946-02-09
Object nameRed Cross message service
Materialpaper
Dimensions
- whole width: 150.00 mm
height: 230.00 mm
Language
- Hungarian With screaming pain, I acknowledge the tragic death of
my beloved second child. For weeks I have been living
in anxiety. My environment tried to calm me down in vain.
Unfortunately my premonition did not trick me.
Write a lot to me about it.
With kisses.
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Eszther & George Szekeres