Object numberM2012/008
DescriptionPocket diary belonging to the donor’s father, Stephen Horvath. The diary was kept by Stephen from 1944 onwards; it was taken with him to a Hungarian labour camp and Mauthausen concentration camp. According to his daughter Kathy, it was important for him to keep the diary with him because recording a few thoughts helped him keep his sanity. He asked that it never been translated as he does not want his children to know what he had to do to survive.
This object has historical significance because it is directly linked to the events of the Holocaust. It sheds meaningful light on some of the personal experiences of Stephen Hovarth during this time.
This object has historical significance because it is directly linked to the events of the Holocaust. It sheds meaningful light on some of the personal experiences of Stephen Hovarth during this time.
Production date 1944
Subjectpersonal accounts, forced labour camps
Object namejournals
Materialpaper
Dimensions
- length: 112.00 mm
width: 70.00 mm
Language
- Hungarian
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Ms Kathy Bradley