Date: 1821 Country: Hungary City: Ofen
The first printing press in the city of Buda [Ofen] to specialize in the publication of Hebrew books was established only in 1814 as an independent division of the University Press in Buda. In 1821, the year this Haggadah was issued, the University Press changed over to the modern printing method of a stereotype - a method trumpeted in Hebrew on the title page of the present Haggadah. A little over a decade after this Haggadah was published it became the property of a woman who proudly proclaimed her ownership by affixing a decorative label to the front cover. She declares that this volume is the property of Trendel Leib, 1835.
Collection ID: CAT_027
Date: 1924 Country: Hungary City: Budapest
This remarkable Haggadah produced in the early 20th century showcases the talents of Rabbi Ferenc (Francis) Hevesi, who translated the text into Hungarian, and István Zádor, an accomplished artist who created an entirely new set of illustrations for this work. István Zádor (1882 -1963), a Jewish Hungarian artist who created the extraordinary series of llustrations for the Haggadah, was a well-known graphic artist and portrait painter. Zádor studied in the Budapest Academy of Art as well as in Paris and Florence
Collection ID: CAT_056
Date: 1942 Country: Hungary City: Budapest
One of the last Haggadot to be published in Europe during WWII, it was issued in 1942 in Budapest, Hungary, by Omzsa (acronym of Országos Magyar Zsidó Segito Akció or the Aid Society of the Jews of Hungary). The illustrations reproduced in red and yellow are modeled after ancient Egyptian artistic motifs. The page borders and other ornaments continuing the Egyptian motifs were designed by Bertalan Göndör
Collection ID: CAT_067
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