Finding aid for the Holocaust Survivors of the Jewish Community of Pest register 6057

Finding aid prepared by Sue Luftschein
USC Libraries Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library 206
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specol@usc.edu
2014 May


Title: Holocaust Survivors of the Jewish Community of Pest register
Collection number: 6057
Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Special Collections
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 1.08 Linear feet 1 box
Date: 1947
Abstract: Register containing the names, professions, dates of birth and addresses of nearly 54,000 survivors of the Holocaust and Nazi-era persecution in the Jewish community of Pest, Budapest. Budapest became a city in 1872, following the union of Buda and Pest. Each town had a separate Jewish community until the 1950s. Jews are first mentioned in Pest in 1406. This volume follows a 1946 "Counted Remnant: Register of the Jewish Survivors in Budapest".

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Preferred Citation

[Box/folder# or item name], Holocaust Survivors of the Jewish Community of Pest register, Collection no. 6057, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Acquisition

Purchased from Eric Chaim Kline, April 19, 2014.

Historical note

Budapest became a city in 1872, following the union of Buda and Pest. Each town had a separate Jewish community until the 1950s. Jews are first mentioned in Pest in 1406. This volume follows a 1946 "Counted Remnant: Register of the Jewish Survivors in Budapest".

Scope and Content

Register containing the names, professions, dates of birth and addresses of nearly 54,000 survivors of the Holocaust and Nazi-era persecution in the Jewish community of Pest, Budapest.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Budapest (Hungary)--History--20th century--Archival resources
Budapest (Hungary)--Population--20th century--Archival resources
Jews, Hungarian--20th century--Archival resources
Registers (lists)