É. Apor , I. Ormos (ed.): Goldziher Memorial Conference, June 21–22, 2000, Budapest.

ORMOS, István: The Correspondence of Ignaz Goldziher and Max Herz

THE CORRESPONDENCE OF IGNAZ GOLDZIHER AND MAX HERZ the letters written in Zurich are framed in black referring to the great unabating sorrow which the Herzs are unable to overcome. Herz rarely complains of the great loss but it is evident that their life is a constant suffering; for instance, he writes to Goldziher in the letter of condolence on occasion of the death of Goldziher's brother-in-law: "Still suffering in heart and soul we feel with you most sincerely in your pain. 1 wish heaven would send you the consolation we miss. (

Noch wund an Herz und Seele fühlen wir Eueren Schmerz innig nach. Möge Euch der Himmel den Trost senden, der uns fehlt.)"

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2 tárgytörténet (Folklore und Motivgeschichte), vol. 3. Budapest 1984, p. 557 (ill. n° 75). Cf. Endre Ady, 'A kitüntetéses [The Student Who Passed All His Examinations with Distinction]', Szabadság (Nagyvárad). 2 June 1900, 3; 'Goldzieher Miksa temetése [The Burial of Miksa Goldzieher]', ibid.

, 2 June 1900, 4; Styx: 'Az egyetemi keresztek [The University Crosses]', ibid., 31 May 1900, 5; 'A király látogatásai [The King's Visits]', ibid. 'A kereszt tördelések [Mutilating the Crosses]', ibid. Zimándi, Péterfy' Jenő élete és kora..., 483, 488. The relevant part of Goldziher's diary has been torn out by Mrs. Goldziher. This is not indicated in Scheiber's edition. See Scheiber's foreword to the Hungarian translation of the diary: Ignác Goldziher, Napló [Diary], Transl. Mrs. Lívia Scheiber-Bernáth, Budapest 1984, 6. In the spring of 1900 the new central building of the university was inaugurated, which also included the faculty of law. As king of Hungary, Emperor Franz Joseph 1 also participated in the solemn festivities on 29 May. In the night from 25 to 26 the stucco arms of Hungary were vandalized in more than one place in the staircase of the new building: the crosses were broken off. (In all probability the cross of St. Stephen's crown is meant here.) The perpetrators were never found. Right-wing student unions and politicians attributed the crime to Jewish students, while liberal politicians and the minister of education saw in it an obvious act of provocation. Miksa Goldziher's suicide may have been connected to this event. On the affair see Miklós Szabó, Az újkonzervativizmus és a jobboldali radikalizmus története (1867-1918) [The History of Neo-Conservatism and Right-Wing Radicalism (1867-1918)], Budapest 2003, 184-197. According to another tradition, which goes back to Károly Goldziher, Miksa committed suicide because of an examination in which he had not performed according to his own high expectations. This tradition fits the fact that the suicide happened on the day of an important examination (alapvizsga). According to a third tradition, which goes back to the late Alexander Scheiber. Miksa's suicide was connected with his homosexuality. Contemporaries saw a close connection between Miksa's death and the somewhat earlier suicide of Goldziher's close friend, Jenő Péterfy, to whom Miksa was closely attached. Péterfy may also have been homosexual. Miksa is known to have been a sensitive youth and it is possible that more than one factor contributed to his tragic deed. Miksa kept a diary, which was in Károly's possession in later years: he quoted from it to Zimándi on some occasions. There is no trace of it now. Cf. Zimándi, Péterfy Jenő és baráti köre..., 90-93. Id., Péterfy Jenő élete és kora..

., 483, 488. 9

6 Letter dated Zurich, 4 November 1915. 189