Eduard Telcs
Eduard "Ede" Telcs was a
, having been awarded both these commissions as a result of competition.In World War II Budapest 1944 Telcs was ordered to wear the Jewish badge (Judenstern). Raoul Wallenberg helped to prevent his deportation into a Nazi extermination camp.[1][2]
On 19 September 2008 on the 60th anniversary of his death a memorial was held in Baja at the house where he was born. Wreaths laid by the mayor and the member of parliament for the region. A special exposition was also opened on the same day at the museum. Telcs family members from all over the world gathered for this occasion.
External links
- Ede Telcs biography (Hungarian)
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Telcs, Eduard". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
References
- ^ "Jewish Families from Budapest, Hungary". geni.com. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Virtual Jewish World: Budapest, Hungary". Jewish Virtual Library a project of AICE. Retrieved 22 May 2019.