Szűz Mária Társasága collection

Identifier: irn707828
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn707828

Acquisition

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 2017 by Szűz Mária Társasága.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a plate and missal relating to the experiences of the Nuns of the Order of the Virgin Mary and the orphanage they ran in Budapest, Hungary during World War II. The Order, under the leadership of Zsuzsanna Ván, managed an orphanage after the Arrow Cross takeover of 1944. The orphanage was located on Vörösmarty Street in Budapest, next to Arrow Cross headquarters. The nuns were recognized by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations in 1991.

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Missal
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn725648
- English
- Updated 7 months ago
Mass book (Missal) printed in the 1930s and used by the Nuns of the Order of the Virgin Mary during WWII, specifically during the autumn and winter of 1944-1945 in their bomb shelter. The nuns of the Order, under the leadership of Zsuzsanna Ván, managed an orphanage after the Arrow Cross takeover of 1944. The orphanage was located on Vörösmarty Street in Budapest, next to Arrow Cross headquarters. The nuns were recognized by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations in 1991.
Plate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn725649
- English
- overall: Height: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Diameter: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Plate from the orphanage used during the Siege of Budapest when Jewish children and adults were hidden by the Nuns of the Order of the Virgin Mary. The nuns of the Order, under the leadership of Zsuzsanna Ván, managed an orphanage after the Arrow Cross takeover of 1944. The orphanage was located on Vörösmarty Street in Budapest, next to Arrow Cross headquarters. The nuns were recognized by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations in 1991.

Szűz Mária Társasága collection

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Missal

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