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Ferenc Hevesi family collection

Collection
Collection Summary
The collection consists of Jewish religious attire, athletic medals, commemorative plaques, and copy prints relating to the experiences of Rabbis Simon and Ferenc Hevesi and their family in Budapest, Hungary, before and during the Holocaust.
Provenance
The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Eva Ehrlich, the daughter of Rabbi Ferenc Hevesi and granddaughter of Rabbi Simon Hevesi.
Date
1923-1944
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Komjadi commemorative medal owned by a Hungarian Jewish family

Object | Accession Number: 1990.245.3

Geography
received: Hungary
Date
issue:  1934
Komjadi commemorative medal owned by a Hungarian Jewish family

Orszagos Leventeverseny medal owned by a Hungarian Jewish family

Object | Accession Number: 1990.245.4

Geography
received: Hungary
Date
issue:  1942
Orszagos Leventeverseny medal owned by a Hungarian Jewish family

Diving medal owned by a Hungarian Jewish family

Object | Accession Number: 1990.245.5

Geography
received: Budapest (Hungary)
Date
undated: 
Diving medal owned by a Hungarian Jewish family

Embroidered purple tallit bag used by two Hungarian rabbis

Object | Accession Number: 1990.245.6 a

Geography
use: Budapest (Hungary)
use: New York (N.Y.)
use: Honolulu (Hawaii)
Date
received:  1923 December 06
use:  1923 December 06-1952 March 29
Embroidered purple tallit bag used by two Hungarian rabbis

Striped tallit worn by two Hungarian rabbis

Object | Accession Number: 1990.245.6 b

Geography
use: Budapest (Hungary)
use: New York (N.Y.)
use: Honolulu (Hawaii)
Date
received:  1923 December 06
use:  1923 December 06-1952 March 29

Cantor’s black tufted hat worn by a Hungarian rabbi

Object | Accession Number: 1990.245.7

Geography
use: Budapest (Hungary)
use: New York (N.Y.)
use: Honolulu (Hawaii)
Date
use:  after 1922-before 1952
Cantor’s black tufted hat worn by a Hungarian rabbi

Black yarmulke worn by a Hungarian rabbi

Object | Accession Number: 1990.245.8

Geography
manufacture: United States
use: Hungary
Date
use:  before 1943
received:  approximately 1939
Black yarmulke worn by a Hungarian rabbi

Set of tefillin with a green pouch worn by a Hungarian rabbi

Object | Accession Number: 1990.245.9 a-c

Geography
use: Hungary
use: United States
Date
use:  before 1952
Set of tefillin with a green pouch worn by a Hungarian rabbi

Striped silk tallit worn by a Hungarian rabbi

Object | Accession Number: 1990.245.10

Geography
use: Budapest (Hungary)
use: New York (N.Y.)
use: Honolulu (Hawaii)
Date
use:  1952
Striped silk tallit worn by a Hungarian rabbi

Commemorative silver plaque presented to a Hungarian rabbi

Object | Accession Number: 1990.245.12

Geography
received: Budapest (Hungary)
Date
received:  1927-1943
Commemorative silver plaque presented to a Hungarian rabbi

Silver plaque honoring a Hungarian rabbi for 20 years of leadership

Object | Accession Number: 1990.245.13

Geography
received: Budapest (Hungary)
Date
commemoration:  1909 March 21-1929 March 21
manufacture:  approximately 1929
Silver plaque honoring a Hungarian rabbi for 20 years of leadership

White kittel used by Rabbi Ferenc Hevesi on High Holidays

Object | Accession Number: 1990.245.14 a-b

Geography
use: Budapest (Hungary)
use: New York (N.Y.)
use: Honolulu (Hawaii)
Date
use:  1922-1952
White kittel used by Rabbi Ferenc Hevesi on High Holidays

Black robe used by a Rabbi Ferenc Hevesi for everyday services

Object | Accession Number: 1990.245.15 a-b

Geography
use: Budapest (Hungary)
use: New York (N.Y.)
use: Honolulu (Hawaii)
Date
use:  1922-1952
Black robe used by a Rabbi Ferenc Hevesi for everyday services

Ferenc Hevesi papers

Document | Accession Number: 1990.245.23

Date
inclusive:  1942-circa 1950
 
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