Letter of protection issued by the Spanish Embassy in Budapest
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Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection. The acquisition of portions of this collection was made possible by the Philip and Janet Levin Foundation
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018.
Scope and Content
Contains a "Letter of protection" (Védlevél) issued for a Jewish man named Miklós Hreblay on behalf of the Spanish Embassy in Budapest, dated November 1, 1944. The letter indicates that the bearer of the letter is under the protection of Spain. Typewritten on official letterhead of the Spanish Embassy of Hungary, photo of bearer affixed, stamped with ink stamp of Spanish Embassy and ink stamp of Ángel Sanz Briz, who was later recognized as Righteous Among the Nations for his actions assisting Jews in Budapest.
System of Arrangement
Letter of protection issued by the Spanish Embassy in Budapest is arranged in a single series.
People
- Hreblay, Miklós.
- Briz, Ángel Sanz.
Corporate Bodies
- Commission for the Designation of the Righteous among the Nations
Subjects
- Jewish refugees.
- Hungary.
- Budapest (Hungary).
- World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief--Europe.
- Righteous Gentiles
- World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue.
Genre
- Certificates.
- Document