"Let them make me a sanctuary and I will dwell in it." - Exodus 25:8

Judapest?

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July 11th 2015
Let me be frank: The visit to what remains of a Jewish quarter in Budapest was a downer. Yes, there is the restored amazing Dohany Synagogue, where I attended Shabbat services on Friday evening, rebuilt in the 1990s with funds from the Estée Lauder family and Tony Curtis (both of Hungarian Jewish descent) that was bombed by the pro-Nazi fascist Arrow Cross Party in February 1939, was used as a st ... read more

Europe » Hungary » Central Hungary » Budapest

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Hungary was part of the polyglot Austro-Hungarian Empire, which collapsed during World War I. The country fell under Communist rule following World War II. In 1956, a revolt and announced withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact were met with a massive milita... ... read more