Object numberM2018/018:065
DescriptionYahrzeit book for Hungarian-Jewish Holocaust survivor Laszlo Sarkadi, following his death in 1986. Entries are marked yearly until 2008.
Laszlo Sarkadi (originally Spitzer) was born on November 30, 1907 in the village of Kunszentmiklos, south of Budapest. Laszlo married Ilona Reisz, the daughter of a prominent local family, in 1934. They had three children – Joseph (b. 1934) Stephen (b. 1938), and Emily (b. 1947).
Laszlo was conscripted into the Hungarian army prior to World War II. During the war, he was drafted into the Jewish Labour Service. He spent the majority of the war years separated from his family, who were hiding in and around Budapest. Laszlo managed to escape from forced labour, deportation and almost-certain death as the war drew to a close. He was reunited with his wife and children in Budapest in early 1945. Laszlo and his sister Piroska were the only members of their immediate family who survived the Holocaust.
The Sarkadis rebuilt their lives in Budapest after the war, but were eventually persecuted by the Communist government, having their property in the city and Kunszentmiklos confiscated.
In 1958, Laszlo, Ilona, their children, and Ilona's mother Margit migrated to Melbourne, Australia. They operated a restaurant from 1960 to 1963.
After Laszlo's death in 1986, Ilona moved to Sydney. She passed away in 2010.
Yahrzheit is a Yiddish word meaning anniversary of a death. It is the yearly anniversary of a loved one’s death (traditionally the anniversary of the Hebrew date, not the Gregorian date). Jews observe yahrzeit at home by lighting a special long-burning candle in memory of the deceased.
Laszlo Sarkadi (originally Spitzer) was born on November 30, 1907 in the village of Kunszentmiklos, south of Budapest. Laszlo married Ilona Reisz, the daughter of a prominent local family, in 1934. They had three children – Joseph (b. 1934) Stephen (b. 1938), and Emily (b. 1947).
Laszlo was conscripted into the Hungarian army prior to World War II. During the war, he was drafted into the Jewish Labour Service. He spent the majority of the war years separated from his family, who were hiding in and around Budapest. Laszlo managed to escape from forced labour, deportation and almost-certain death as the war drew to a close. He was reunited with his wife and children in Budapest in early 1945. Laszlo and his sister Piroska were the only members of their immediate family who survived the Holocaust.
The Sarkadis rebuilt their lives in Budapest after the war, but were eventually persecuted by the Communist government, having their property in the city and Kunszentmiklos confiscated.
In 1958, Laszlo, Ilona, their children, and Ilona's mother Margit migrated to Melbourne, Australia. They operated a restaurant from 1960 to 1963.
After Laszlo's death in 1986, Ilona moved to Sydney. She passed away in 2010.
Yahrzheit is a Yiddish word meaning anniversary of a death. It is the yearly anniversary of a loved one’s death (traditionally the anniversary of the Hebrew date, not the Gregorian date). Jews observe yahrzeit at home by lighting a special long-burning candle in memory of the deceased.
Production placeTel Aviv, Israel
Production date 1987
SubjectYahrzeit, mourning, survivors, religious activities, religious objects, Religious, Australian Jewish history, Jews in Australia
Object nameYahrzeit calendars
Dimensions
- height: 121.00 mm
width: 83.00 mm
depth: 3.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Ester Sarkadi-Clarke