Button

Identifier
irn712959
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2017.685.32
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)

Archival History

The button was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Lászlo Fekete and Mihály Fekete.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Lászlo Fekete and Mihály Fekete

Scope and Content

Part of collection of ceramic decorations made by Béla Fekete and Éva Barta in their ceramics workshop. Béla Fekete, who was not Jewish, and his wife Éva Barta, who was Jewish, made these decorations by day and sold them to make a modest living. At night they forged identity papers with Béla creating the documents and Éva making the official looking stamps to go with them. Hundreds of people benefitted from their work, and in 2012 Béla Fekete was recognized as Righteous Among the Nations.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Button in the shape of a sailboat

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.