Номер объектаM2010/057:002
ОписаниеColour photograph of plaque and tree planted at Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, to honour Kalman Fereczfalvi as Righteous Among Nations. The photo was sent to the donor by Kalman with an inscription on the back in Hungarian – “To Ivan Visontay, the former kid from Gyöngyös with lots of love Kalman, Jerusalem Yad Vashem 2 June 1988”.
Kalman Fereczfalvi lived in Gyöngyös, Hungary, where he met and fell in love with Judit, a young Jewish girl. In 1941, Laws were passed outlawing marriages between Jews and Christians, so they were unable to marry. After the German occupation, Judit was deported to Auschwitz together with her family. Fereczfalvi served in the army far from the city, and because of this, he was not able to rescue her from the transport. After this, he decided to save as many Jews as possible. Although he was not a high-ranking officer, he used his position to help Jewish members of the labour-service companies associated with his unit. He stole vacation authorisation forms from the administrative offices and gave them out, enabling many of them to escape. He refused orders to take Jewish workers on a death march to the border, and instead, helped them escape by walking back with them toward Budapest. On the way, he saved a number of Jewish women and children who were also on a death march - escourting them back to Budapest. Fereczfalvi and the Jewish fugitives he protected stole documents and official stamps from army headquarters. With the help of forged documents, he was able to hide many Jews in the building of the International Red Cross in Budapest. He “stood guard” at the building, wearing his army uniform, thus reducing the likelihood that the building would arouse suspicion and be searched by the authorities. He also entered the Budapest ghetto and rescued the sister of one of the men in his unit together with her son. He accompanied the two to Gyöngyös to his parents’ house, where they went into hiding. Fereczfalvi, in the meantime, returned to Budapest to continue his underground activities. After liberation, Fereczfalvi went back to Gyöngyös. Judit managed to survive Auschwitz and other camps and returned to Hungary. She and Fereczfalvi were married and raised a family in Gyöngyös.
On 19 October 1987, Yad Vashem recognized Kalman Fereczfalvi as Righteous Among the Nations. Hundreds of people from Gyöngyös, including Fereczfalvi wife and sons and dozens of people that he had saved, were present at Yad Vashem when Fereczfalvi planted a tree on the Avenue of the Righteous Gentiles.
Kalman Fereczfalvi lived in Gyöngyös, Hungary, where he met and fell in love with Judit, a young Jewish girl. In 1941, Laws were passed outlawing marriages between Jews and Christians, so they were unable to marry. After the German occupation, Judit was deported to Auschwitz together with her family. Fereczfalvi served in the army far from the city, and because of this, he was not able to rescue her from the transport. After this, he decided to save as many Jews as possible. Although he was not a high-ranking officer, he used his position to help Jewish members of the labour-service companies associated with his unit. He stole vacation authorisation forms from the administrative offices and gave them out, enabling many of them to escape. He refused orders to take Jewish workers on a death march to the border, and instead, helped them escape by walking back with them toward Budapest. On the way, he saved a number of Jewish women and children who were also on a death march - escourting them back to Budapest. Fereczfalvi and the Jewish fugitives he protected stole documents and official stamps from army headquarters. With the help of forged documents, he was able to hide many Jews in the building of the International Red Cross in Budapest. He “stood guard” at the building, wearing his army uniform, thus reducing the likelihood that the building would arouse suspicion and be searched by the authorities. He also entered the Budapest ghetto and rescued the sister of one of the men in his unit together with her son. He accompanied the two to Gyöngyös to his parents’ house, where they went into hiding. Fereczfalvi, in the meantime, returned to Budapest to continue his underground activities. After liberation, Fereczfalvi went back to Gyöngyös. Judit managed to survive Auschwitz and other camps and returned to Hungary. She and Fereczfalvi were married and raised a family in Gyöngyös.
On 19 October 1987, Yad Vashem recognized Kalman Fereczfalvi as Righteous Among the Nations. Hundreds of people from Gyöngyös, including Fereczfalvi wife and sons and dozens of people that he had saved, were present at Yad Vashem when Fereczfalvi planted a tree on the Avenue of the Righteous Gentiles.
Место изготовленияJerusalem, Israel
Дата 1988-06-02
Наименованиеphotographs
Размерность
- width: 128.00 mm
height: 88.00 mm
Кредитная линияSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mr Ivan Visontay