Bela Gondos family collection

Identifier: irn522143
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn522143

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989, 1995, 2003, 2006, and 2010 by Bela Gondos and his daughter, Judith Gondos Jacobs.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a drawing, three chemises, a doll, eyeglasses, food container, handkerchief, suitcase, wallet, wristwatch, documents, photographs, and writings relating to the experiences of Dr. Bela Gondos, his wife Anna, and their daughter Judit before the Holocaust in Budapest, Hungary, during the Holocaust in Budapest, on the Kasztner train, in Bergen-Belsen, and Switzerland, and after the Holocaust in Switzerland and the United States.

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Bela Gondos family papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn163711
- English
- 1921-1995
- box oversize folder 1 1
- Updated 1 year ago
The Bela Gondos family papers consist of biographical materials, refugee and emigration papers, and writings documenting Bela, Anna, and Judith Gondos of Budapest and their journey aboard the rescue train organized by Rezső Kasztner, internment at Bergen-Belsen, transfer to Switzerland, and immigration to the United States. Biographical materials include birth and marriage certificates, identification papers, citizenship documents, education and professional records, foreign worker and air raid worker certificates, and inoculation records documenting Bela, Anna, and Judith Gondos and Bela’s...
Large brown suitcase used by Hungarian Jewish refugees on the Kasztner train
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513762
- English
- overall: Height: 18.000 inches (45.72 cm) | Width: 31.125 inches (79.058 cm) | Depth: 10.375 inches (26.353 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Large suitcase carried by Dr. Bela Gondos when he was transported from Budapest, Hungary, to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp on the Kasztner train in June 1944 with his wife Anna and 7 year old daughter Judit. They were advised to bring all their belongings. Each carried a suitcase filled with their best clothing since they believed they were going to Portugal. They used it as a bed, table, and chair on the cattle car to the camp. Jews were increasingly persecuted by the Hungarian regime, which had anti-Semitic policies similar to Germany's. Bela worked on 2 or 3 forced labor battalions un...
FK monogrammed leather document case made by a Jewish Hungarian woman
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513767
- English
- overall: Height: 6.125 inches (15.558 cm) | Width: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Leather document case with wallet pockets made by Anna Gondos in the early 1940’s when she had to support herself and her daughter Judit, age 7, while her husband Bela was away in the Hungarian forced labor service. She carried it when she was deported from Budapest to Bergen-Belsen on the Kasztner train with Bela and Judit in June 1944. The FK monogram suggests that the wallet was made for someone but was never purchased. Jews were increasingly persecuted by the Nazi-influenced Hungarian regime. Bela worked in 2 or 3 forced labor battalions until released in 1942 because he was a physician...
Aluminum food container lid used by a Hungarian Jewish family on the Kasztner train
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513769
- English
- overall: Height: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) | Width: 8.750 inches (22.225 cm) | Depth: 12.000 inches (30.48 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Metal food container lid used by Bela, Anna, and Judit Gondos when they were transported from Budapest, Hungary, to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp on the Kasztner train in June 1944. The family often hiked at Svabhegy, a hill outside Budapest, and used the container with the now missing base for their picnics. Jews were increasingly persecuted by the Nazi-influenced Hungarian regime. Bela worked on 2 or 3 forced labor battalions until released in 1942 because he was a physician. On March 19, 1944, Germany invaded Hungary and the authorities prepared to deport all the Jews from Hungary to ...
Peach chemise with floral embroidery saved by a Hungarian Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513770
- English
- 1934-1946
- overall: Height: 27.750 inches (70.485 cm) | Width: 15.875 inches (40.323 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Embroidered silk chemise custom made for Anna Havas for her 1934 wedding to Bela Gondos. She took it with her when she was deported from Budapest, Hungary, to Bergen-Belsen on the Kasztner train with Bela and their 7 year old daughter Judit in June 1944. The family brought their best clothing since they believed they were going to Portugal. Jews were increasingly persecuted by the Nazi-influenced Hungarian regime. Bela worked on 2 or 3 forced labor battalions until released in 1942 because he was a physician. On March 19, 1944, Germany invaded Hungary and the authorities prepared to deport ...
Peach chemise with black and white floral appliques saved by a Hungarian Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513771
- English
- 1934-1946
- overall: Height: 21.375 inches (54.293 cm) | Width: 17.625 inches (44.768 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Silk chemise with embroidered floral appliques custom made for Anna Havas for her 1934 wedding to Bela Gondos. She took it with her when she was deported from Budapest, Hungary, to Bergen-Belsen on the Kasztner train with Bela and their 7 year old daughter Judit in June 1944. The family brought their best clothing since they believed they were going to Portugal. Jews were increasingly persecuted by the Nazi-influenced Hungarian regime. Bela worked on 2 or 3 forced labor battalions until released in 1942 because he was a physician. On March 19, 1944, Germany invaded Hungary and the authoriti...
Peach floral printed chemise saved by a Hungarian Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513773
- English
- 1935-1946
- overall: Height: 22.875 inches (58.103 cm) | Width: 15.250 inches (38.735 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Floral printed silk slip custom made for Anna Havas Gondos and taken with her when she was deported from Budapest, Hungary to Bergen-Belsen on the Kasztner train with her husband Bela and 7 year old daughter Judit in June 1944. The family brought their best clothing since they believed they were going to Portugal. Jews were increasingly persecuted by the Nazi-influenced Hungarian regime. Bela worked on 2 or 3 forced labor battalions until released in 1942 because he was a physician. On March 19, 1944, Germany invaded Hungary and the authorities prepared to deport all the Jews from Hungary t...
Omega wristwatch worn by a Hungarian Jewish man on the Kasztner train
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513777
- English
- overall: Height: 9.250 inches (23.495 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Depth: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Omega steel wristwatch worn by Dr. Bela Gondos when he was deported from Budapest, Hungary to Bergen-Belsen on the Kasztner train with his wife Anna and 7 year old daughter Judit in June 1944. He purchased the watch in 1940 or 1941 and it was not confiscated by the Germans because it was made of steel, not gold. Jews were increasingly persecuted by the Nazi-influenced Hungarian regime. Bela worked on 2 or 3 forced labor battalions until released in 1942 because he was a physician. On March 19, 1944, Germany invaded Hungary and the authorities prepared to deport all the Jews from Hungary to ...
Plastic doll named Zsuzsi carried by a young Hungarian Jewish girl on the Kasztner train
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513780
- English
- 1942-1946
- overall: Height: 15.500 inches (39.37 cm) | Width: 6.250 inches (15.875 cm) | Depth: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Celluloid Schildkrot doll named Zsuzsi carried by 7 year old Judit Gondos when she left Budapest with her parents Bela and Anna on the Kasztner train in June 1944. Judit received the doll from her parents for Chanukah in 1942. After arguments and many tears, she was allowed to take the doll on the train if she carried it herself. The doll’s dress was lost long ago. Jews were increasingly persecuted by the Nazi-influenced Hungarian regime. Bela worked on 2 or 3 forced labor battalions until released in 1942 because he was a physician. On March 19, 1944, Germany invaded Hungary and the author...
Red and yellow floral handkerchief carried by a young Hungarian Jewish girl on the Kasztner train
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513781
- English
- overall: Height: 9.625 inches (24.448 cm) | Width: 9.250 inches (23.495 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Floral handkerchief carried by 7 year old Judit Gondos when she left Budapest, Hungary, with her parents Bela and Anna on the Kasztner train in June 1944. It was a gift from her maternal aunt, Iren (Pircsi) Havas, in prewar Bekes. Jews were increasingly persecuted by the Nazi-influenced Hungarian regime. Bela worked on 2 or 3 forced labor battalions until released in 1942, because he was a physician. On March 19, 1944, Germany invaded Hungary and the authorities prepared to deport all the Jews from Hungary to concentration camps. In mid-May, Bela heard about the Kasztner train, negotiated b...
Black Bakelite circular eyeglasses worn by a Hungarian Jewish man on the Kasztner train
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521047
- English
- overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm) | Depth: 5.125 inches (13.018 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Black Bakelite spectacles worn by Dr. Bela Gondos when he was deported from Budapest, Hungary to Bergen-Belsen on the Kasztner train with his wife Anna and 7 year old daughter Judit in June 1944. Jews were increasingly persecuted by the Nazi-influenced Hungarian regime. Bela worked on 2 or 3 forced labor battalions until released in 1942 because he was a physician. On March 19, 1944, Germany invaded Hungary and the authorities prepared to deport all the Jews from Hungary to concentration camps. In mid-May, Bela heard about the Kasztner train, negotiated by Rezso Kasztner of the Relief and R...
Medical Pot Bergen Belsen 1944 Satirical drawing of his prescription made by a camp inmate for his doctor, a fellow inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn522142
- English
- overall: Height: 6.625 inches (16.828 cm) | Width: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Elegant cartoon in pencil and watercolor done by Istvan Irsai and given to Dr. Bela Gondos in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp on October 17, 1944, as an expression of gratitude. It depicts an oversize thermometer stuck into a piece of bread, Dr. Gondos's prescription for his starving patient, whom he saw weekly. Both men were inmates arrived in the camp on the Kastzner rescue transport from Budapest, on July 8, 1944. Bela diagnosed Istvan with starvation and the prescribed extra portion of bread was filled by the informal organization of the Hungarian camp. Bela's wife Anna and 7 year old ...