Lot 97
Charity Box – "Gemilut Chesed" Society – Budapest, 1920s
Charity (Zedaka) box of the "Gemilut Chesed " society. Budapest, [1920s].
Silver plated metal; etched brass plaque.
Charity box for placing on a table or hanging on the wall, of "Gemilut Chesed" society in Budapest. On the upper part is a brass plaque with an illustration of the Jewish orthodox hospital on Városmajor street, which was burnt down with its inhabitants by the Nazis during WW II. Above the illustration appears the inscription "Bpesti orth. Chevra" and "Gemilut Chesed" (Hebrew); under the illustration appears the inscription "Adakozzunk jótékony intézményünkre" [help us to donate to our charity institutes].
Height: 17.5 cm, width: 9 cm. Fair-good condition.
