Eduard Telcs

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Netherlands, 1924 ND Ede Telcs' Plaque Medal Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Art Deco box for Telcs' Goethe medal. Ede Telcs was Art Director during his time in The Netherlands from 1920 to 1924 at Koninklijke Nederlandsche Edelmetaal Bedrijven Van Kempen, Begeer en Vos, the editor of this plaque medal.

Eduard "Ede" Telcs was a

Vörösmarty to be erected in Budapest, and another of Kossuth in Kecskemét
, 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 domainSinger, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Telcs, Eduard". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.

References

  1. ^ "Jewish Families from Budapest, Hungary". geni.com. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Virtual Jewish World: Budapest, Hungary". Jewish Virtual Library a project of AICE. Retrieved 22 May 2019.