Overview
- Description
- Papers relating to Rabbi József Katona, the chief rabbi of the Dohány Street Synagogue in Budapest, Hungary. Includes correspondence, typescript text of sermons, newspapers, and other documents with information about Rabbi Dr. Katona and his family.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ferenc Katona
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Sermons. Correspondence.
- Extent
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2 boxes
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
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- 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
- Rabbis--Hungary--Budapest. Synagogues
- Geographic Name
- Hungary--Ethnic relations.
- Corporate Name
- Dohány Street Synagogue
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Ferenc Katona donated his father's collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in June, 2017.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-06-07 07:14:21
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Papers relating to Rabbi József Katona, the chief rabbi of Dohány, Hungary. Inlcudes correspondence, typescript text of sermons, documents, newspapers, and further information about Rabbi Dr. Katona and his family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.
Advertising poster for an event for a Hungarian rabbi
Object
Hungarian poster for a March 1935 event featuring József Katona.
József Katona papers
Document
Contains German and Hungarian language letters of protection (Schutzpässe) issued by the Swedish and the Swiss embassies in 1944 in Budapest, Hungary, to Rabbi József (Joseph) Katona. Also contains pre-war and post-war photographs of groups of Hungarian rabbis; included are photographs of József Katona, the chief rabbi of Dohány, Hungary. Subsequent accretion (2017) includes correspondence, typescript text of sermons, documents, newspapers, and further information about Rabbi Dr. Katona and his family.
