Igazolvany
Object numberM1991/018:008
TitleIgazolvany
DescriptionCertificate in two languages, Hungarian and German, issued by the firm Kühne, to state that Laszlo Asztalos, aged 44, is a Roman Catholic refugee from Nagygejὃc, a village near Ungvar in the Ukraine. The village had just over 1000 residents in 1944, more than 10 per cent Jewish. Over 100 Jews were taken from the village (according to Wikipedia). It seems clear that Adler – Asztalos was in hiding with false papers. His job as a clerk working for the war effort was deemed important enough to give him an exemption from military service. Several Hungarian Jews were able to obtain false papers and hide, masquerading as refugees from Transylvania or other ethnic Hungarian areas that were occupied by the Russians.
Dated Budapest, 16 December 1944.
The Kuhne factory was founded in the mid-19th century (1856) by a German tradesman and exists to this day as manufacturer of mostly agricultural machinery. It is near the Austrian border in Western Hungary. During the war years under Hungarian government control the factory manufactured weaponry.
Dated Budapest, 16 December 1944.
The Kuhne factory was founded in the mid-19th century (1856) by a German tradesman and exists to this day as manufacturer of mostly agricultural machinery. It is near the Austrian border in Western Hungary. During the war years under Hungarian government control the factory manufactured weaponry.
Production placeBudapest, Hungary
Production date 1944-12-16
Object namereferences
Dimensions
- whole width: 233.00 mm
height: 294.00 mm
Language
- Hungarian
Hungarian
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Dr Laszlo Adler