Hungary's Jews vote to boycott holocaust memorial which rewrites history
Hungary's main Jewish organisation has voted to stay away from official Holocaust commemorations this year unless they more clearly show the role of Hungarians in deporting Jews.
The Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary, (Mazsihisz), says a planned statue and memorial centre in Budapest play down Hungarian collaboration with the Nazis.
Mazsihisz leader Gusztáv Zoltai was deported to a concentration camp by Hungarian soldiers when he was 8.
Neither my mother nor my father were put on ...
READ MORE :
euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe
Subscribe!
euronews is available in 14 languages:
In English:
Website:
Facebook:
Twitter:
Google+:
VKontakte:
Geifman Lecture: Hungarian discusses sheltering Jews during World War II
Jeno Laszlo Berta was born in the village of Hegyhàtsàl, county of Vas-(Megye), Hungary, in 1937. During World War II, Hungary's Jewish population was not targeted for extermination until 1944. However, once the round-ups and deportations began, they were run with ruthless and brutal efficiency. Berta witnessed such evil personally as Jewish neighbors were marched away.
Synagogue in Eger, Hungary
SEE MY HISTORY SITE ON FACEBOOK :
The name Eger may derive from the Hungarian word Égerfa (alder tree). In German, the town was known as Erlau. That name was adopted in Yiddish.
Eger was founded in the 10th century by St. Stephen (997 - 1038), the first Christian king of Hungary, who founded an episcopal congregation in Eger. The first cathedral of Eger was built on Castle Hill, within the present site of the Eger Castle. Eger grew up around its former cathedral and has remained an important Christian religious centre in Hungary since its foundation.
The first records of Jews in Eger are on 11 April 1465, in a will written by Andrew Csetniki of Eger, he lists his valuables and that he had pawned a gem and a gold ring to Jósa, a Jew and in 1495, the Bishop of Eger, Thomas Bakócz, in his bank account statement, a Jewish name of Johanni is recorded.
In 1552, during the Turkish advance into Central Hungary, Eger became an important border fortress, successfully defended by Hungarian forces. In 1596, Eger was attacked by a bigger army of Turks who, after a brief siege, took over the Castle. Eger then came under Ottoman rule for 91 years.
Driven from Spain in 1492, Jews found refuge in the Ottoman Empire. Spanish was spoken and most of the Jews followed the Sephardic Jewish rite. Jewish communities were formed and they turned to the rabbis of Constantinople and Salonica. Jews held leases, government positions and high military posts and freely traded in commerce.
The rule of the Turks in central Hungary began to collapse after a failed Ottoman attempt to capture Vienna in 1685. The Vienna-based Habsburgs, who controlled the rest of Hungary, apart from Transylvania, steadily expelled the Turks from the country. In 1687, Eger Castle was starved into surrender. With the end of Turkish rule, Turks and Jews left Eger.
In 1695, the holder of the city, Bishop George Fenessy forbade non Catholics to dwell in Eger. It was not until 1840 that Jews received permanent residence permits although some were there earlier and theywere allowed to live in the countryside near the town.
In 1840, the Hungarian parliament allowed Jews to move into the towns.
A synagogue was consecrated in 1851 and, by 1885, numerous small Jewish communities were affiliated with the congregation. In 1878, the community split into two separate Orthodox and Status Quo Ante communities.
In 1873, the Eger Credit Institute of Commerce and Industry was established by a mixture of Jews and Christian Germans.
In 1890, the Jewish population grew to 2,396 (10.7% of the total). In 1929, 400 Jewish families lived in Eger.
The publication of the Hungarian racial laws of 1940 seriously undermined the economic position of the Jews. In 1942, Jewish males between18 and 42 years of age were drafted into the labor battalions and sent to the Russian front where most perished. The local bishop, Gyula Czapik, forbade parish priests from assisting extremist groups. Eight Jewish women were saved by working in the bishop's kitchen. On 8 June 1944, the Jews of Eger were deported to Auschwitz.
In World War II, the city suffered under the retreating German army and the arriving Soviet army, but it managed to escape major bombardment.
In November 1945, the Jewish community in Eger totaled about 150 souls, mostly the ex-forced labor unit members and some women. In April 1946, a memorial was inaugurated in the courtyard of the children's school, to memorialize the children who were deported and murdered.
In 1949, the Eger Status Quo Ante Jewish community numbered 294. The native Jews of Eger started moving elsewhere before the war and that movement from Eger continued in the post-war years. Many people moved to the capital, Budapest, and even more people left Hungary. The momentum of immigration was motivated by the 1956 Hungarian Revolution when there was an increase in anti-Semitic attacks and about 20,000 Jews emigrated from Hungary. The emigration of the more religious and the death of the elderly severely affected Eger's Jewish community life. Fewer people frequented the synagogue, even on the high holidays. In the late 1960's, the Status Quo Ante synagogue was demolished since it had not been used for prayer, and the Unicorn Hotel and Restaurant was built on the site.
In 2004, a memorial tablet was inaugurated on the wall of the Orthodox synagogue in Eger and at the railway station of Maklar. Every year, a Holocaust martyr memorial service is organized at the cemetery.
Today, Eger is a prosperous city and popular tourist destination, with a charming Baroque town center, historic sights and thermal baths. Eger has a population of over 56,000 inhabitants (2005). The postwar Jewish community in Eger numbered about 300, in 1959, but only about 20 Jews live there today (2010), mostly the very elderly.
The Jewish World: Hungary
Andrea Gergely is the new World Union of Jewish Students chair. Andi, a member of the WJC Executive Committee representing young adults, just finished a term as president of the European Union of Jewish Students (EUJS). A firm believer in student activism, in this video interview Andi tells us more about the biggest challenges Jews are facing today on and off campus.
Hungary: Remembering Jews forced to live in 'Yellow-Star' houses
Exactly 70 years to the day since Jews in Budapest were forced to move to houses bearing a large yellow Star of David, some of the buildings still standing have been opened up to the public.
Songs were sung and poems recited in front of the so-called 'Yellow-Star Houses'. Holocaust survivors like Hajnalka Radó were among those attending.
She says her entire family was killed when Hungarians allied to Nazi Germany helped to deport half a million Jews to death camps.
Asked how she managed to st...
READ MORE :
What is in the news today? Click to watch:
euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe
Subscribe!
euronews is available in 14 languages:
In English:
Website:
Facebook:
Twitter:
Google+:
VKontakte:
Megan Williams - 2018 International Conference on World War II - Opening Remarks
Opening remarks from the Opening Keynote at the 2018 International Conference on World War II in New Orleans.
Megan Williams, Director of Affairs at the Pritzker Military Museum and Library, gives remarks at the conference on behalf of the Museum & Library.
See the full live stream here:
A Glimpse of Jewish Life in Budapest Before the Holocaust By. Professor Rich Gair
While visiting the Holocaust Museum in Budapest, Hungary during July 2011 I shot this 5 min. plus clip. It shows various scenes of the once vibrant, cultured, happy life that Jews experienced on a daily basis. After the Shoah this vitality was replaced with death, destruction and just memories of what once was. A culture that lives on only through our memories, stories, pictures and remnants of it.
Zachor!!
the beautiful Budapest ,Hungary
The neo-Gothic Parliament, the biggest building in Hungary with its 268 metres (879 ft) length, containing amongst other things the Hungarian Crown Jewels. Saint Stephen's Basilica, where the Holy Right Hand of the founder of Hungary, King Saint Stephen is on display. The Hungarian cuisine and café culture: for example, Gerbeaud Café, and the Százéves, Biarritz, Fortuna, Alabárdos, Arany Szarvas, Kárpátia and the world-famous Mátyás Pince Restaurants. There are Roman remains at the Aquincum Museum, and historic furniture at the Nagytétény Castle Museum, just 2 out of 223 museums in Budapest. Another historical museum is the House of Terror, hosted in the building that was the venue of the Nazi Headquarters. The Castle Hill, the River Danube embankments and the whole of Andrássy út have been officially recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Castle Hill and the Castle District; there are three churches here, six museums, and a host of interesting buildings, streets and squares. The former Royal Palace is one of the symbols of Hungary – and has been the scene of battles and wars ever since the 13th century. Nowadays it houses two impressive museums and the National Széchenyi Library. The nearby Sándor Palace contains the offices and official residence of the President of Hungary. The seven-hundred-year-old Matthias Church is one of the jewels of Budapest, it is in neo-Gothic style, decorated with coloured shingles and elegant pinnacles. Next to it is an equestrian statue of the first king of Hungary, King Saint Stephen, and behind that is the Fisherman's Bastion, built in 1905 by the architect Frigyes Schulek, the Fishermen's Bastions owes its name to the namesake corporation that during the Middle Ages was responsible of the defence of this part of ramparts, from where opens out a panoramic view of the whole city. Statues of the Turul, the mythical guardian bird of Hungary, can be found in both the Castle District and the Twelfth District.
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles and Chief Rabbi Róbert Frölich in the Dohány Street Synagogue, the largest synagogue in Europe
In Pest, arguably the most important sight is Andrássy út. This Avenue is an elegant 2.5 kilometres (2 miles) long tree-lined street that covers the distance from Deák Ferenc tér to the Heroes Square. On this Avenue overlook many important sites. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. As far as Kodály körönd and Oktogon both sides are lined with large shops and flats built close together. Between there and Heroes' Square the houses are detached and altogether grander. Under the whole runs continental Europe's oldest Underground railway, most of whose stations retain their original appearance. Heroes' Square is dominated by the Millenary Monument, with the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in front. To the sides are the Museum of Fine Arts and the Kunsthalle Budapest, and behind City Park opens out, with Vajdahunyad Castle. One of the jewels of Andrássy út is the Hungarian State Opera House. Statue Park, a theme park with striking statues of the Communist era, is located just outside the main city and is accessible by public transport.
The Dohány Street Synagogue is the largest synagogue in Europe, and the second largest active synagogue in the world. The synagogue is located in the Jewish district taking up several blocks in central Budapest bordered by Király utca, Wesselényi utca, Grand Boulevard and Bajcsy Zsilinszky road. It was built in moorish revival style in 1859 and has a seating capacity of 3,000. Adjacent to it is a sculpture reproducing a weeping willow tree in steel to commemorate the Hungarian victims of the Holocaust.
The city is also home to the largest medicinal bath in Europe (Széchenyi Medicinal Bath) and the third largest Parliament building in the world, once the largest in the world. Other attractions are the bridges of the capital. Seven bridges provide crossings over the Danube, and from north to south are: the Árpád Bridge (built in 1950 at the north of Margaret Island); the Margaret Bridge (built in 1901, destroyed during the war by an explosion and then rebuilt in 1948); the Chain Bridge (built in 1849, destroyed during World War II and the rebuilt in 1949); the Elisabeth Bridge (completed in 1903 and dedicated to the murdered Queen Elisabeth, it was destroyed by the Germans during the war and replaced with a new bridge in 1964); the Liberty Bridge ,the Petőfi Bridge (completed in 1937, destroyed during the war and rebuilt in 1952); the Rákóczi Bridge . Most remarkable for their beauty are the Margaret Bridge, the Chain Bridge and the Liberty Bridge. The world's largest panorama photograph was created in Budapest in 2010.
Informations found at Wikipedia
music : Far Behind ,Silent Partner ,YouTube Audio Library
FOLLOW ME
TWITTER:
INSTAGRAM:
Website:
Hungarian PM disappoints Jews
Hungary's prime minister told an international assembly of Jews on Sunday that his government has declared a zero tolerance approach to anti-Semitism.
But Viktor Orban stopped short of censuring the far right Jobbik party - which his audience at the World Jewish Congress was keen for him to address.
Disappointment, anger and hate are on the rise. In this situation, it's important to say clearly that anti-Semitism is unacceptable and cannot be tolerated; said Orban.
Congress leaders later accused the government of not drawing a clear enough line.
At a Jobbick rally on Saturday, representatives accused Jews of trying to buy up property to take over Hungary. The party has 43 out of 386 seats in parliament.
Find us on:
Youtube
Facebook
Twitter
Chapter 2: Anti-Jewish Laws & the Ghettoization of Hungarian Jews
Holocaust survivor Magda Brown talks about the impact of anti-Jewish laws on her family and the ghettoization of Hungarian Jews in 1944. Learn more about Magda's story at
Famous Hungarian Jews
New Project
Watch: The difficult quest for justice of Hungary's victims of domestic violence
Every fifth Hungarian woman lives in a physically abusive relationship, according to a local NGO …
READ MORE :
Subscribe to our channel:
Watch our LIVE here:
AT THE CROSSROADS:JEWISH LIFE IN EASTERN EUROPE TODAY
How was perestroika affecting Jewish communities in Poland, Hungary and former Czechoslovakia, just as the Berlin Wall was tumbling down? With his violin in hand, Yale travels and speaks with Jews and non-Jews about what it means to be a Jew in a new Eastern Europe.
HUNGARIAN JEWS: WE FEEL TARGETED
by Lena Odgaard (Denmark) and Lukasz Cundy (Poland)
Pictures by Martin Hanzel
Editor and Producer Dobriyana Tropankeva
The Hungarian Jews feel anti-Semitism is on the rise after the ultra right-wing Jobbik party was voted in to parliament. They find themselves targeted from the podium of the Parliament as well as in the supermarket and therefore don't feel their right to protection by the government is fulfilled. According to the Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary, incidences of verbal and physical abuse are increasing, but lawyers at the federation point out that not only Jews, but also the country's Roma people, Muslims and homosexuals are subjected to racism and hate speech. Watch the video report by Lena Odgaard and Lukasz Cudny produced using only a mobile phone and RT Freevideo. The production was a part of the European Youth Press programme on Minority Voices in Budapest.
Justice for Hungary! Reparations for Trianon!
The French must pay REPARATIONS to all Hungarian National INSIDE AND OUTSIDE of Hungary! Reparations for the physical and mental suffering, killings, beatings, hunger, relocations, imprisonment, ridicule and financial suffering of all Hungarian Nationals IN Hungary and for the ones that were pushed OUTSIDE of Hungary!
the shoah and Jewish identity: How Can Shoah Programming Reinforce Informal Jewish Education?
Thursday December 29, 2016 – Fourth Day
Moderator: Rabbi Moshe Cohn
Sasha Friedman, Szarvas JDC Camp, Hungary
Mina Pasajlic, Program Director, Szarvas JDC camp, Hungary
Barbara Spectre, Global Ambassador, PAIDIEA, Sweden
Alon Friedman, CEO, Hillel, Israel
Rabbi Nelly Shulman, Member, Steering Committee, Limmud Moscow, Russia
Tamara Donnenfeld, Director of Lifelong Learning, Temple Beth Am, USA
Link to the Yad Vashem website:
Alsónémedi - a 950 éves település
A film Alsónémedi Nagyközség Önkormányzatának megbízásából a Földművelésügyi Minisztérium és a Hungarikum Bizottság támogatásával készült.
Alkotói Kovács Róbert és Dr. Nagy Vilmos.
Hungarian Revolution of 1956 | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Hungarian Revolution of 1956
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at:
You can upload your own Wikipedia articles through:
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
The Hungarian Revolution of 1956, or Hungarian Uprising of 1956 (Hungarian: 1956-os forradalom or 1956-os felkelés), was a nationwide revolt against the Communist regime of the Hungarian People's Republic and its Soviet-imposed policies, lasting from 23 October until 10 November 1956. Though leaderless when it first began, it was the first major threat to Soviet control since the USSR's forces drove Nazi Germany from its territory at the end of World War II.
The revolt began as a student protest, which attracted thousands as they marched through central Budapest to the Parliament building, calling out on the streets using a van with loudspeakers. A student delegation, entering the radio building to try to broadcast the students' demands, was detained. When the delegation's release was demanded by the protesters outside, they were fired upon from within the building by the State Security Police, known as ÁVH (acronym for Állam Védelmi Hatóság, literally State Protection Authority). One student died and was wrapped in a flag and held above the crowd. This was the start of the revolution. As the news spread, disorder and violence erupted throughout the capital.
The revolt spread quickly across Hungary, and the government collapsed. Thousands organised into militias, battling the ÁVH and Soviet troops. Pro-Soviet communists and ÁVH members were often executed or imprisoned, and former political prisoners were released and armed. Radical impromptu workers' councils wrested municipal control from the ruling Hungarian Working People's Party and demanded political changes. A new government formally disbanded the ÁVH, declared its intention to withdraw from the Warsaw Pact and pledged to re-establish free elections. By the end of October, fighting had almost stopped, and a sense of normality began to return.
After announcing a willingness to negotiate a withdrawal of Soviet forces, the Politburo changed its mind and moved to crush the revolution. On 4 November, a large Soviet force invaded Budapest and other regions of the country. The Hungarian resistance continued until 10 November. Over 2,500 Hungarians and 700 Soviet troops were killed in the conflict, and 200,000 Hungarians fled as refugees. Mass arrests and denunciations continued for months thereafter. By January 1957, the new Soviet-installed government had suppressed all public opposition. These Soviet actions, while strengthening control over the Eastern Bloc, alienated many Western Marxists, leading to splits and/or considerable losses of membership for communist parties in capitalist states.
Public discussion about the revolution was suppressed in Hungary for more than 30 years. Since the thaw of the 1980s, it has been a subject of intense study and debate. At the inauguration of the Third Hungarian Republic in 1989, 23 October was declared a national holiday.
Jewish Sites in Budapest, Vienna & Prague
An informative and moving film that captures highlights of Jewish sites in the Central European cities of Budapest, Vienna and Prague. The producer of this film and her husband were overwhelmed by the beauty & history of the Jewish synagogues, burial places and memorials in the unplanned portion of the tour. These sites are the primary focus of this film.