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Beit Din documents

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 2009.397 | RG Number: RG-10.522

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Overview

Description: Consists of documents from a Beit Din established in the Central Bureau of Orthodox Communities of Hungary for the purpose of releasing agunot. These official documents grant religious permission to remarry after the Holocaust. Includes a marriage permission document for men whose wives were murdered at Auschwitz, a form for documenting testimonies given by the survivors, a form for stating the acceptance of Beit Din's authority, and a form regarding the death of a wife.
Date: issue: 1945-1946
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection

Physical Details

Language: Hebrew
Extent: 1 folder

Rights & Restrictions

Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use: Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Agunahs. Jews--Religious life--Hungary--Budapest. Jewish marriage customs and rites.
Personal Name: Shapira, Elazar, Rabbi. Gruenwald, Yehoshua, Rabbi. Weltz, Israel, Rabbi. Ba'abad, Asher, Rabbi. Leibovich, Ya'akov Segal, Rabbi.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum acquired this material from the Kedem Public Auction House in September 2009.

Record last modified:: 2023-12-26 15:06:47
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