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[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]Letter from Melbourne University's Hungarian Students' Rehabilitation Committee, to Hungarian Jewish Holocaust survivor Joseph Sarkadi. Letter dated 15 January 1958, when Joseph was 23 years old.
This organisation appears to be secular, perhaps providing assistance to young Hungarians who migrated to Australia following the Hungarian Revolution.
Letter responds to Joseph's enquiries about enrolling at the University of Melbourne, which never eventuated. The Committee representative requests certain educational records from Joseph, and asks him to specify what he wishes to study.
Joseph Sarkadi was born on 8 December 1934 to Laszlo and Ilona Sarkadi (nee Reisz). The Hungarian Jewish Reisz and Sarkadi families were long-time residents of Kunszentmiklos, a village just south of Budapest. Joseph had 2 siblings - Stephen (b. 1938) and Emily (b. 1947).
Laszlo spent the majority of the World War II in forced labour, while Ilona and her sons fled to Budapest. Joseph and Stephen were eventually placed in hiding, sometimes separately. Both carried the trauma of this period with them for life.
The family lost many loved ones to the Holocaust. They rebuilt their lives in Budapest after the war. Joseph and Stephen returned to school and were involved in Communist youth activities. Joseph attended university in Budapest for 2 years.
The family was eventually persecuted by the Communist government. In 1958, the family migrated to Melbourne along with Ilona's mother Margit. They operated a restaurant from 1960-63.
Joseph was devastated by the death of his grandmother in 1963, and died in a car crash that same year.
This organisation appears to be secular, perhaps providing assistance to young Hungarians who migrated to Australia following the Hungarian Revolution.
Letter responds to Joseph's enquiries about enrolling at the University of Melbourne, which never eventuated. The Committee representative requests certain educational records from Joseph, and asks him to specify what he wishes to study.
Joseph Sarkadi was born on 8 December 1934 to Laszlo and Ilona Sarkadi (nee Reisz). The Hungarian Jewish Reisz and Sarkadi families were long-time residents of Kunszentmiklos, a village just south of Budapest. Joseph had 2 siblings - Stephen (b. 1938) and Emily (b. 1947).
Laszlo spent the majority of the World War II in forced labour, while Ilona and her sons fled to Budapest. Joseph and Stephen were eventually placed in hiding, sometimes separately. Both carried the trauma of this period with them for life.
The family lost many loved ones to the Holocaust. They rebuilt their lives in Budapest after the war. Joseph and Stephen returned to school and were involved in Communist youth activities. Joseph attended university in Budapest for 2 years.
The family was eventually persecuted by the Communist government. In 1958, the family migrated to Melbourne along with Ilona's mother Margit. They operated a restaurant from 1960-63.
Joseph was devastated by the death of his grandmother in 1963, and died in a car crash that same year.
[nb-NO]Production place[nb-NO]Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO] 1958-01-15
[nb-NO]Subject[nb-NO]Australian Jewish history, survivors, education, students, Post-War Life, Hungarian Students' Rehabilitation Committee, University of Melbourne, child survivors
[nb-NO]Object name[nb-NO]letters
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]paper
[nb-NO]Technique[nb-NO]typewritten
[nb-NO]Dimensions[nb-NO]
- height: 258.00 mm
width: 203.00 mm
[nb-NO]Language[nb-NO]
- Hungarian My dear friend,
I respond to your January 4 letter. As you only want to start university in 1959, nothing can be done right now. You have not told us what you want to study. I would be glad if you could tell us because then I could tell you more.
Do you have your matriculation certificate, student identity card and your school certificates with you? If not, can you obtain these? It would be good if you had these documents for your university entry. But even if you don’t have them, the entry can be managed.
I would be glad if you answered these questions. If you can, I can answer your questions in more detail.
As far as the scholarship is concerned that we advertised, that applies to the 1958 school year. We are going to advertise at least one other next year, but we hope that we will collect enough money to provide more than one scholarship.
Regards
G.A. Kertesz
English
[nb-NO]Credit line[nb-NO]Sydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Ester Sarkadi-Clarke
[nb-NO]Documentation[nb-NO]Ilona's story 1916-2010: a memoir.300006400
My life and my family's life 1907-1986300005407
My life and my family's life 1907-1986300005407