Rubin and Huntly families collection

Identifier: irn622329
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn622329

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Debbie Rosa Huntly-Kessler, the niece of Tibor Rubin.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a commemorative pin-back button, commemorative materials, correspondence, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of the Rubin and Huntly families in Hungary, Poland, and the United States before during, and after the Holocaust.

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Rubin and Huntly families papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn611783
- English
- box oversize folder 1 1
- Updated 7 months ago
The collection consists of biographical and identification papers, immigration documents, correspondence, and photographs documenting the Holocaust-era experiences of Tibor Rubin, Emery Rubin and his wife Gloria Baker, Irene Rubin-Huntly and her husband Joseph Huntly. Included is material related to Tibor Rubin receiving the Medal of Honor in 2005 for his service and actions as a prisoner of war during the Korean War. Tibor Rubin’s papers primarily relate to him receiving the Medal of Honor in 2005, including ceremony logistics and programs. Correspondence consists of photocopies of letters...
Pin commemorating a Hungarian Jewish Holocaust survivor’s receipt of the Congressional Medal of Honor
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn622330
- English
- overall: Height: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) | Diameter: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Pin-backed button commemorating Tibor Rubin's receipt of the United States Congressional Medal of Honor on September 23, 2005. He received the award 55 years after first being nominated by fellow soldiers. Tibor earned the medal for extraordinary heroism in battle, and his efforts to help save the lives of 40 fellow prisoners of war during the Korean War (1950-1953). Tibor’s actions during four months of battle and 30 months of imprisonment were shaped, in part, by his experiences as a Holocaust survivor. In November 1940, when Hungary became an official German ally, 11-year-old Tibor lived...
Oral history interview with Joseph Huntly
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn622554
- English
- 2010
- 1 digital file,
- Updated 7 months ago

Rubin and Huntly families collection

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Rubin and Huntly families papers

Pin commemorating a Hungarian Jewish Holocaust survivor’s receipt of the Congressional Medal of Honor

Oral history interview with Joseph Huntly