Bible
Archival History
The bible was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by Don Lengyer.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Don Lengyer
Scope and Content
Hungarian bible used in Dachau, Germany, following liberation.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
black hardcover cover with red dyed page edges; title page reads, "SZENT BIBLIA/AZAZ:/ISTENNEK/O ES UJ TESTAMENTOMABAN/FOGLALTATOTT EGESZ/SZENT IRAS./MAGYAR NYELVRE FORDITTATOTT/KAROLI GASPAR/ALTAL./BUDAPEST./KIADJA A. BRIT ES KUELFOELDI BIBLIA-TARSULAT./1893/HUNG. B. SM. 80"
second blank page, recto: upper right corner, in pencil, J.S.-ni"; (entire page) in black ink, "Johann v. Tolnay./Kreiskrankenhaus./13b. Dachau/U.S. Zone. Oberbayern./Deutschland./Abs.: dr Tolnay Sranme [sp?]/Budapest u. Rippl-[illegible]"
Genre
- Books and Published Materials
- Object