József Katona papers

Identifier
irn512892
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2003.46
  • 2017.244
Dates
1 Jan 1944 - 31 Dec 1944
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • Hungarian
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn512892

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ferenc (Frank) Katona

Ferenc Katona donated his father's collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives on Mar. 28, 2003. An accretion to this was received in June 2017.

Scope and Content

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.

People

  • Katona, József, 1909-1959.

Subjects

  • Rabbis--Hungary.

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.

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