Hungarian Gold Train: fantasies of wealth and the madness of genocide
TitleThe Hungarian Gold Train: fantasies of wealth and the madness of genocide
Author
Call number940.531422/0009
Object number07012m
Place of publicationNew York, New York, United States
PublisherBerghahn Books
Year of publication
2007
Physical descriptionpp211-222
MaterialArticle
Series titleStudies on war and genocide ; v. 9.
ISBN9781845455934
NotesArticle from the book 'Robbery and restitution' pp211-222
Description
The confiscation of Jewish property had been an integral part of Hungarian radical right-wing policy for a decade. By the time the deportations to Auschwitz began in 1944, Jews across Hungary had been forced to hand over all valuable possessions. As the Red army approached the expropriated property was loaded onboard a train - the Gold Train- and taken to Austria