Collection of correspondence between the Mérö family

Title	Collection of correspondence between the Mérö family
Subject	Australia--Emigration and immigration—History World War, 1939-1945--Sources War stories Foreign workers, Hungarian Jewish families Correspondence
Category	4. World War II
Keywords	Enemy aliens experience
Current holder	Sydney Jewish Museum
Period of reference	August 1939 – March 1940
Link	https://sjm-web.adlibhosting.com/AIS/Details/museum/13372
Item number	M2021/002:001
Access rights	Digitised
Country of origin	Hungary
Place	Budapest Sydney
Language	Hungarian
Description from source	16 letters dated August to December 1939 from Pista Mérö and his wife Didi (Helen nee Weiss), in Budapest, to his two sisters and their husbands as they escaped from Hungary to re-establish their lives in Sydney. This correspondence from their brother charts their immigration journey from Europe, their arrival in Australia and hopes for the future. This collection highlights the difficulties of migrant and refugee experiences in Australia as they struggled to establish new lives as enemy aliens.
Physical format	Correspondence Letters