Hungarian Permission Regarding Star of David Badge

Authors

Object ID

2012.1.367

Object Name

Permission

Date

9-23-1944

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Description

Tan document with typewritten information in Hungarian. Titled, "Tanusitvány" (Certification). Includes signature at bottom.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Hungarian government document granting permission by the Dome Sztojay Government of occupied Hungary for a Jewish woman to not wear the required badge of the Star of David. Issued in Budapest by the Hungarian Ministry of the Interior allowing Agesten Jeno Janes, born 1905, a Swedish citizen but of Jewish heritage to be permitted to not wear the Star of David Badge required by 1450/1944 Decree No. 5 requiring the distinctive Star of David Badge. The permission was granted until November 30, 1944.

Dimensions

11 3/4 x 8 1/4"

Keywords

Hungary, Stamp, Dome, Sztojay, Government, Badge, Star of David, Budapest, Hungarian Ministry of the Interior

Subcollection

Early

Recommended Citation

"Hungarian Permission Regarding Star of David Badge" (1944). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2012.1.367.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/1056

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