Protective pass issued by Royal Swedish Legation, Budapest, 26 August 1944

Identifier
irn79008
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2014.540.1
Dates
1 Jan 1944 - 31 Dec 1944
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • Hungarian
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Cecilie Radó (née Engländer) was born in Jekelfalva, Hungary (Austro-Hungarian Empire) on 25 January 1894. During the years of the Horthy regime, her husband, Ignác Radó, chose to immigrate to the United States, while Cecilie stayed behind in Budapest, not wanting to give up her apartment there. During the German occupation of Hungary, she was issued a protective pass ("Schutz-Pass") by the Royal Swedish Legation in Budapest, under the direction of Raoul Wallenberg, and survived the war.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Daisy Keval Salomon

Gift of Daisy K. Salomon, April 2014.

Scope and Content

One protective pass ("Schutz-Pass") issued by the Royal Swedish Legation in Budapest, for Cecilie Radó, on 26 August 1944. The pass asserts that the above-named person is protected by the Royal Swedish Legation, and has the right to travel to Sweden under the terms of repatriation authorized by the Swedish Foreign Ministry. The pass contains stamps and a signature from the staff of the legation, but is missing the photograph of Radó.

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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.