us-005578-irn47120-irn47176
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archival history: The Masonic collar was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2010 by Peter Veres.
biographical history: Armin Roth was born on September 22, 1876, in Magyargyeromonostor, (Manastireni), Romania, into a religious Jewish family. His father, Samuel, was born in 1832, and his mother, Fani, was born 1843. Armin left for Budapest when he was between 13 and 14 years old. He finished school, went to university, and became a lawyer. He married Sarolta (Sari) Hajossy on June 7, 1903, and had 2 children, George, born on September 7, 1906, and Agi, born in 1908, in Budapest. They did not keep a religious household, observe holidays, or attend synagogue. Armin changed his last name to Veres on September 25, 1906. He was a member of the socialist party and the Freemasons, an illegal, secret fraternal society. On March 19, 1944, German forces occupied Hungary and anti-Jewish decrees were put in place; Jews had to wear Star of David armbands, move into ghettos, and deportations to concentration camps began. On May 3, apartments and houses belonging to Jews had to be registered and were labeled with a yellow star. Immediate and extended family members moved in with Armin and Sari. By June 23, all Jews were forced to move into yellow star buildings, one family per room. The Veres apartment was not in a yellow star building; a family friend who lived in one allowed the family to move in. Armin and Sari were forced into the ghetto in November and were liberated by the Russian army on January 14, 1945. They were reunited with George and his family and moved back into their apartment. The building had no windows or heat, and there was no food; Armin and George stole what they could. Armin died on April 1, 1945, at age 69. Sari went to live with her sister in Pest and died in 1953, at 72. George and his family emigrated to the United States on March 29, 1949, and he died on February 1, 1974, at age 67. Agi died in 1974 at age 66. George Stephen Veres was born on September 7, 1906, in Budapest, Hungary, to Armin Veres, a lawyer, born on September 22, 1876, in Magyargyeromonostor, (Manastiren…
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Light blue wide grosgrain ribbon collar trimmed in white ribbon. The triangular collar is formed from 3 sections with seams sewn behind the neck and at the right and left points. The central point has flaps on the underside where it was folded to form a point; when the collar is placed over the head, this point rests on the chest.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
date: 1949 March 29, approximately 1945 April 01
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn47176
is or was included in: us-005578-irn47120
record resource extent: overall: Height: 18.250 inches (46.355 cm) | Width: 8.250 inches (20.955 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Ceremonial blue and white ribbon collar that originally belonged to Armin Veres, born Roth. It was acquired through his membership in the Galilei Freemason Lodge in Budapest, Hungary. Armin, a lawyer, lived in Budapest with his family. On March 19, 1944, Nazi Germany occupied Hungary and antisemitic laws went into effect. The apartments of many Jews were confiscated and several family members moved in with Armin and his wife, Sari. By June 23, all Jews were forced to move into segregated yellow star buildings and they moved in with a family friend. In November, Armin and Sari were sent to the ghetto, and their children went into hiding. The Soviet Army liberated Pest on January 14, 1945, and Armin and Sari were reunited with their family. Armin died April 1, 1945. The collar was brought to the United States by his son, George, when he emigrated in March 1949.
title: Ceremonial Masonic blue and white ribbon collar owned by a Hungarian Jewish emigre