 Kárász was born in Szeged, Hungary, and spent her childhood between Szeged, Pécs and Budapest.She began taking photographs in high school before enrolling at the École de la Photographie in Arles, France in 1930, followed by the Bauhaus school of art and design.On 21 June 1932 Kárász received her Bauhaus diploma, where she majored in photography.