Budapest’s Jewish Hotel
I visited Budapest several times since the end of World War II. I stayed in various places (at one time under the Communist regime, foreign visitors were confined to certain […]
Carl Lutz — The Unsung Rescue Hero Of Budapest’s Jews
On Dob-utca, near the great Dohany Synagogue of Budapest, stands the monument in honor of Consul Carl (Charles) Lutz. It depicts a man, lying on the ground, calling for help, […]
The Final Volume of the Torah Journal VaYelaket Yosef Appears
The Kol Aryeh Research Institute was founded in 1949 by Rabbi Eliezer Ehrenreich, formerly rabbi of Mad, Hungary for the purpose of perpetuating and disseminating the spiritual legacy of his […]
Reprint of Torah Periodical VaYelaket Yosef
During the 20 years of its existence (5659-5678, 1899-1918), the Torah periodical VaYelaket Yosef was one of the most important of its time. It was eagerly sought after by students […]
The Rabbi in the Nazi Uniform
During the German occupation of Hungary, members of the Zionist youth movements — “the Zionist underground” — played a major role in the rescue of Jews by the mass […]
‘Rescuing the Rebbe of Belz, Z”TL’
(Continued from last week) Against the expectations of Captain Shtaier, it was in the Hungarian areas through which he passed, and not in the German occupied territories that his scheme […]
Lubavitch in Hungary
The night before I left Budapest to return to New York, I phoned Rabbi Baruch Oberlander, the Lubavitch emissary in Hungary for for some information. When I apologized for phoning […]
Sidelights of the Budapest Commemoration
(Reporting from Hungary) Last week’s memorial assembly in Budapest was an outstanding event. Jews of Hungary, Hungarian Jews who settled in other countries and leaders of the Hungarian people met […]
Tzvi Yair, An Anonymous Hebrew Poet
I have in front of me a volume of Hebrew poetry entitled “Gesharim” (Bridges). It was printed in Debrecen, Hungary, in 1942, and was one of the small number […]
Holocaust Commemoration in Budapest
Next Sunday, July 3, commemorative ceremonies on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the destruction of Hungarian Jewry will be held in Budapest. The commemoration will take place at the […]