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Dr. Erwin and Edie Koranyi fonds

fonds1944 - 2011I0058

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Ottawa Jewish Archives via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
Dates
1944 - 2011 (indexed as 1944–2011)
Level
fonds
Extent
textual records; 1 framed document; 3 books; 3 artifacts; 1 DVD interview
Scope & content
Fonds consists of the following documents, photographs and items: 1 framed document entitled Schutz-Pass No. 0176, issued in July 1944 by R. Wallenberg. It is written in German and Hungarian and contains a photograph of Erwin Koranyi (see 1-969); 1 Displaced Person’s Identity Card (with photograph) from Wiesenhof, Austria DP Camp (see 1-972-02/03); 1 document written 28 Feb 1951 from the International Refugee Organization (IRO) in Dusseldorf to Mr. Erwin Koranyi (see 1-972-04); 1 document written in Hungarian, issued by the Swedish Royal Embassy which exempted Erwin Koranyi from forced labour (because he possessed a Swedish Defense Passport) (see 1-972-05); 1 Identity Book for forced labour (issued approximately one year before the Schutz-pass) that identified Erwin Koranyi as a Jew with a red Zs (for Zsido) on front cover (see 1-972-06/07); 1 copy of Hungarian document issued by the Hungarian government August 21, 1944 which certifies that Erwin Koranyi is exempt from wearing a yellow star; 1 copy of a photograph of Dr. Alice (“Lici”) Breur on the first day that she wore the yellow star (see 1-972-01); 2 laminated copies of Wallenberg’s Day book (diary) which was published in a Swedish newspaper called, "Expression" in 1990. The day book entry shows that Koranyi visited Wallenberg on August 3, 1944 at 16:00. On August 7, 1944 it shows "5 finger" (which refers to 5 prisoners being released) one of whom was Lici. A note from Lici to Koranyi explaining how she found these items accompanies this document; 2 copies of a notification to Jews in Budapest dated November 1944, that was posted in the streets to inform Jewish people what they were allowed to take to the ghetto; 1 book "Dreams and Tears: Chronicle of a Life," by Erwin K. Koranyi; 1 manuscript "Dreams and ears: A Chroncile of a Life" by Erwin Koranyi (Donated by Harry Beck); 1 book, "The Envoy" by Alex Kershaw; 1 book, "The Agony and the Healing: an autobiography" by Marta Koranyi Sebor; 1 clay pot dated to the Iron Age II (930 BCE - 586 BCE). Presented as the Negev Award to Erwin and Edie Koranyi by Ben-Gurion University on Sept 7, 1997 in Ottawa, Canada (see 1-952-03); 1 Hand-made wood, metal and bullet casings menorah presented to Edie Koranyi by the Zahal Military Unit 3368 from Israel, 1973 (see Photographic Database - 1-952-02). Menorah comes with hand-written Hebrew document with ink sketches (see 1-952-04); 1 award, presented to Edie Koranyi by the Zahal Disabled Veterans Organization, "Beit Halochem" (see 1-952-01); 1 DVD interview of Dr. Koranyi, dated July 4, 2011; 1 cassette tape explaining the significance and purpose of the documents in the Koranyi collection. 1. Erwin Koranyi's maternal grandparents were Samuel Schwartz (b. 1854) and Rosa Schlesinger.
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