József Katona collection

Identifier: irn562963
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn562963

Acquisition

Ferenc Katona donated his father's collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in June, 2017. An earlier donation of related material was made in 2003.

Scope and Content

Papers relating to Rabbi József Katona, the chief rabbi of Dohány, Hungary. Inlcudes correspondence, typescript text of sermons, documents, newspapers, and further information about Rabbi Dr. Katona and his family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

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József Katona papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn512892
- English
- 1944
- folder 1
- Updated 7 months ago
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.
József Katona papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn562948
- English
- boxes 2
- Updated 7 months ago
Papers relating to Rabbi József Katona, the chief rabbi of the Dohány Street Synagogue in Budapest, Hungary. Includes correspondence, typescript text of sermons, newspapers, and other documents with information about Rabbi Dr. Katona and his family.
Advertising poster for an event for a Hungarian rabbi
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn562964
- English
- overall: Height: 18.750 inches (47.625 cm) | Width: 24.750 inches (62.865 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Hungarian poster for a March 1935 event featuring József Katona.

József Katona collection

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József Katona papers

József Katona papers

Advertising poster for an event for a Hungarian rabbi