George Pick family collection

Identifier: irn520751
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1999 by George Pick.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a two sets of pressed flowers, a suitcase, photographs, and publications relating to the experiences of Istvan and Margit Kornhauser Pick, their son Gyorgy, and Malvina Spitzer Kornhasuer and their extended family in Hungary before, during, and immediately after the Holocaust, which they survived by living in hiding in Budapest.

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Displaying items 1 to 12 of 12

Small suitcase used by a Hungarian Jewish family while living in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn512928
- English
- Height: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Width: 11.875 inches (30.163 cm) | Depth: 8.375 inches (21.273 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Small brown suitcase used by ten year old Gyorgy Pick and his parents Margit and Istvan to carry family photos and food while they were living in hiding in Budapest, Hungary, from November 1944 - January 1945. Hungary was an ally of Nazi Germany and adopted similar anti-Jewish laws in the 1930s. Istvan, an engineer, lost his job in May 1939 because he was Jewish. He was conscripted into Hungarian labor battalions in 1940, 1943, and 1944. After German setbacks in the war against the Soviet Union in early 1943, Hungary sought a separate peace. In March 1944, Germany invaded Hungary. The next ...
Book
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn512929
- English
- 1935
- Updated 7 months ago
Memorial book, Kegyelet, received by Malvina Kornhauser at the funeral for her husband Samu Kornhauser, who died July 19, 1935, in Budapest, Hungary. The book contains an obituary for Samu, as well as mourner's prayers for various family members. Malvina used the book to press flowers (1999.282.3.1) from his funeral, between pages 10 and 11, the widow's prayer. The book was preserved during the war by Malvina, her daughter Margit Pick and Margit's husband Istvan and son Gyorgy. Malvina, ten year old Gyorgy, and his parents lived in hiding in Budapest, Hungary, from November 1944-January 194...
Dried flowers kept within a memorial book saved by a Hungarian Jewish family while in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn512930
- English
- overall: Height: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Width: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Dried flowers preserved from the July 1935 funeral of Samu Kornhauser by his widow Malvina. She pressed the flowers in the memorial book, Kegyelet, the widow's prayer book, between pages 10 and 11. The book is record 1999.282.3. The book was preserved during World War II by Malvina, her daughter Margit Pick, her husband Istvan and son Gyorgy. Malvina, ten year old Gyorgy, and his parents lived in hiding in Budapest, Hungary, from November 1944-January 1945. Hungary, an ally of Nazi Germany, had adopted similar anti-Jewish laws in the 1930s.Istvan, an engineer, lost his job in May 1939 becau...
Book Hazkára |Gyaszimak es elmelkedesek halottemlekezteto unnepekre, evfordulora es sirlatogatasok alkalmara
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn512932
- English
- Updated 7 months ago
Memorial book, Emlékezések könyve, with an inscription of future Yahrzeit or anniversary dates from 1935 through 1982 for Samu Kornhauser, the maternal grandfather of Gyorgy Pick. The book was used by Malvina Kornhauser to press flowers (1999.282.3.1) from the July 1935 funeral of her husband Samu. She pressed the blossoms between pages 35 and 35. The book was preserved during the war by Malvina, her daughter Margit Pick, Margit's husband Istvan and son Gyorgy. Malvina, ten year old Gyorgy, and his parents lived in hiding in Budapest, Hungary, from November 1944-January 1945. Hungary was...
Prayer book Ein gebet und erbauungsbuch für Israels frauen und jung-frauen zur öffentlichen und häuslichen andacht, sowie für alle verhältnisse des weiblichen lebens
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520764
- English
- 1911
- Updated 7 months ago
Almanacs AZ 1939 (5699-5700) évre
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520765
- English
- 1939
- Updated 7 months ago
Jewish Hungarian almanac for 1939 edited by the Women's Auxiliary of the National Jewish Girls' Orphanage preserved by Gyorgy Pick and his parents Istvan and Margit during the war in Budapest, Hungary. It includes a calendar with corresponding Hebrew calendar dates, information about major Jewish holidays, essays, and artwork and was sold to provide aid money for those who lost thier jobs. Ten year old Gyorgy and his parents lived in hiding in Budapest, Hungary, from November 1944-January 1945. Hungary was an ally of Nazi Germany and adopted similar anti-Jewish laws in the 1930s. Istvan, an...
Hungarian Jews a Hundred Years Ago A Magyar zsidóság száz év elótt; Statisztikai kistükör [Book] Statisztikai kistükör
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520766
- English
- 1942-1943
- overall: Height: 6.750 inches (17.145 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Partial section of a book, Hungarian Jews a Hundred Years Ago: A Statistical Mirror preserved by Gyorgy Pick and his parents Istvan and Margit during the war in Budapest, Hungary. It contains a 19th century census of Jews according to profession as well as information on the number of synagogues and hospitals. Ten year old Gyorgy and his parents lived in hiding in Budapest, Hungary, from November 1944-January 1945. Hungary was an ally of Nazi Germany and adopted similar anti-Jewish laws in the 1930s. Istvan, an engineer, lost his job in May 1939 because he was Jewish. He was conscripted int...
Prayer book
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520767
- English
- 1940
- Updated 7 months ago
Yahrzeit entitled "Prayers for the Dead;" received upon death of a cousin of Margit Pick donor's mother; contains Kaddish in Hebrew and Hungarian as well as appropriate mourner's prayers for various family members; hand-inscribed in book are dates to commemorate future Yahrtzeits or anniversaries
Yearbook AZ 1943 évre
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520768
- English
- 1943
- Updated 7 months ago
1943 Hungarian Jewish almanac from the National Jewish Girls Orphanage, 5th year, preserved by Gyorgy Pick and his parents Istvan and Margit during the war in Budapest, Hungary. It is a literary anthology of Jewish authors addressing issues such as the history of Hungarian Jewish literature and what can be learned from the current crisis of the Jews. Ten year old Gyorgy and his parents lived in hiding in Budapest, Hungary, from November 1944-January 1945. Hungary was an ally of Nazi Germany and adopted similar anti-Jewish laws in the 1930s. Istvan, an engineer, lost his job in May 1939 beca...
1942 Hungarian Jewish calendar saved by a Hungarian Jewish family
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520773
- English
- 1942
- Updated 7 months ago
Hungarian Jewish calendar for the year 1942 preserved by Gyorgy Pick and his parents Istvan and Margit during the war in Budapest, Hungary. It is a compilation of Jewish literature and poetry, Hungarian Jewish literature and poetry, with advertisments. Ten year old Gyorgy and his parents lived in hiding in Budapest, Hungary, from November 1944-January 1945. Hungary was an ally of Nazi Germany and adopted similar anti-Jewish laws in the 1930s. Istvan, an engineer, lost his job in May 1939 because he was Jewish. He was conscripted into Hungarian labor battalions in 1940, 1943, and 1944. After...
Prayer book
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520774
- English
- 1909
- Updated 7 months ago
Prayer book, Mirjam, written for Jewish women by the Chief Rabbi of Budapest, used by Gizella Augenfeld Pick in the Budapest ghetto during the war. It was preserved by her grandson Gyorgy Pick and his parents Istvan and Margit during the war in Budapest, Hungary. Ten year old Gyorgy and his parents lived in hiding in Budapest, Hungary, from November 1944-January 1945. Hungary was an ally of Nazi Germany and adopted similar anti-Jewish laws in the 1930s. Istvan, an engineer, lost his job in May 1939 because he was Jewish. He was conscripted into Hungarian labor battalions in 1940, 1943, and ...
Prayer book
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520776
- English
- 1906
- Updated 7 months ago
Imakonyv, a prayer book for women, with a clasp and a slipcase, used by Gyorgy Pick's maternal great aunt, Gizella, during the war when she lived in a Swedish protected house in Budapest, Hungary. Ten year old Gyorgy and his parents lived in hiding in Budapest, Hungary, from November 1944-January 1945. Hungary was an ally of Nazi Germany and adopted similar anti-Jewish laws in the 1930s. Istvan, an engineer, lost his job in May 1939 because he was Jewish. He was conscripted into Hungarian labor battalions in 1940, 1943, and 1944. After German setbacks in the war against the Soviet Union in ...