During the 1930's, Jeno Kaldi assembled an important collection of paintings by Hungarian artists, as well as assemblages of clocks and oriental carpets. A few examples are shown here. The paintings were seized by Denes Csanky and Peter Hain of the Hungarian government in 1944 and taken to Germany. At least some of the artworks were returned to the family in 1946 and sold off over the years. Two of the Munkacsy are now in museums. We have yet to determine the location of the remainder.

Kaldi's clock and rug collections were also seized by the Hungarian government and reportedly ended up on the infamous "Gold Train" that made its way from Budapest to Austria in mid-1945, where it was seized by US troops. Unable to identify the contents, which had been sorted in such a manner as to make identification hopeless, the US government sold the objects at auction at the Parke-Bernet Gallery in New York City in 1946. The proceeds were used by the American Joint Distribution Committee and others to resettle stateless Jews in Israel and elsewhere.