Collection of documents related to the Kenéz family – Dr. Lajos Kenéz, his wife, his daughter and her spouse, Dr. Andor Gergely. Oradea, 1920s-40s.
Collection includes: *Documents related to Dr. Lajos Kenéz, a Jewish doctor who worked in the Jewish hospital in Oradea (Romania), and was a prominent figure in the Jewish congregation of this city. The documents present the involvement of the Kenéz family in the congregation's life. Among the documents are receipts for donations to Hevra Kadisha, the synagogue, an orphanage and various Jewish organizations. * Documents and letters to and from Dr. Andor Gergely related to the suspension of his Doctor's License following the occupation of Oradea by the Hungarians in 1940. Amongst the documents are recommendations by various people to renew his license, emphasizing his loyalty to the Hungarian government. * Documents concerning the Jewish hospital in Oradea, and mainly official appeals by the hospital's doctors. *Additional printed items of the 1940s such as the first issue of the anti-Semitic paper Harc edited by Bosnyák Zoltán (May 1944) and a poster to the Hungarian soldiers following the dismissal of General Miklos Horthy by the Nazis in 1944 and the appointment of Ferenc Szálasi as the Hungarian prime minister. Lot of approx. 190 items. Sizes and conditions vary.