Plate

Identifier
irn725649
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2019.573.2
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn725649

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Diameter: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm)

Archival History

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

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Szűz Mária Társasága

Scope and Content

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.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

White metal plate with images of a person fishing and other activities.

People

  • Szűz Mária Társasága.

Subjects

  • Budapest (Hungary)--History--Siege, 1945.

Genre

  • Household Utensils
  • Object
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