Orthodox Gemilas Chesed Association tzedakah box
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 7.000 inches (17.78 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
Archival History
The box was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection in 2015 by Magyarországi Autonóm Orthodox Izraelita Hitközség [Hungarian Autonomous Orthodox Jewish Community].
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Magyarországi Autonóm Orthodox Izraelita Hitközség [Hungarian Autonomous Orthodox Jewish Community]
Scope and Content
Wall mounted / desk placed tin tzedakah charity container of the Orthodox Gemilas Chesed Association, Budapest, with a plaque depicting the "Biró Daniel" Orthodox Jewish Hospital. On the 14th January 1945, a special unit of the Arrow Cross Party Militia raided the hospital. During the attack, approximately 150 patients, doctors and nurses were present at the hospital. Almost all of them were executed, and their corpses were burnt on the spot. The building was later demolished.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Wall mounted / desk placed tin tzedakah charity container of the Orthodox Gemilas Chesed Association, Budapest, with plaque depicting the "Biró Daniel" Orthodox Jewish Hospital.
Genre
- Object
- Containers