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Righteous Among the Nations medal awarded to a Hungarian rescuer

Object | Accession Number: 1994.111.1.2
1994.111.1.1 front Righteous Among the Nations medal awarded to a Hungarian rescuer Click to enlarge 1994.111.1.1 back Righteous Among the Nations medal awarded to a Hungarian rescuer Click to enlarge 1994.111.1.2 closed Righteous Among the Nations medal awarded to a Hungarian rescuer Click to enlarge 1994.111.1.2 open Righteous Among the Nations medal awarded to a Hungarian rescuer Click to enlarge

Medallion awarded to a non-Jewish woman by Yad Vashem in recognition of her saving a Jewish mother and son in Hungary during the Holocaust.

Date
received:  1978 January 29
Geography
received: Yad Vashem; Jerusalem
Language
Hebrew
French
Classification
Awards
Category
Medals
Object Type
Medals, Israeli (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Michael Mautner

About This Object

Physical Description
.1.1. medal
.1.2. wood case
Dimensions
overall: | Diameter: 23.250 inches (59.055 cm)
Materials
overall : silver, wood
Contributor
Subject: Irene Horvath

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The medal was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994 by Michael Mautner, the rescuee of Irene Gigor Horvath.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2021-02-10 08:50:02
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