Földvári Books

Early Accong of the Hungarian Holocaust

Lévai, Jenő

Zsidósors Magyarországon. (Az üldözés kora.) Második kiadás. [Jewish-Fate In Hungary. (The Time of the Persecution.) Second edition.]

(Budapest): Magyar Téka (Merkantil-nyomda), (1948). Second edition. In publisher’s half cloth. Red title vignette on spine. With the rare illustrated dust jacket. 479, (1) p. The book is in fine condition. / Dust jacket worn, chipped at extremities.

An early and very detailed work on the history of the Hungarian Holocaust and the Hungarian Jewry from 1933 until 1945. The majority of the book is focusing on the time between the date of the German occupation of Hungary March 19, 1944 until the liberation of the country by the Soviet forces. Gives detailed account of the rescue efforts led by Friedrich Born, Carl Lutz (Switzerlan), Valdemar Langlet, Raoul Wallenberg and Carl Ivan Danielson (Sweden) and George Mandel-Mantello (Republic of El Salvador).

Cover design by Filo (Ilona Fischer; 1910–1986) one of the chief graphic artists of the era.

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Price: €300.00