fate of Judaica in Hungary during the Nazi and Soviet occupations

This article describes the fate of ceremonial objects in Hungary and the world-wide dispersion of objects after the war. The Hungarian Jewish Museum (HJM), observing what had happened in other countries under the Nazis, made arrangements to hide Jewish ceremonial objects in the event of Hungary being invaded. However, objects remaining in the ghettos after deportation of the Jews were sent to Austria. After the war the HJM made an effort to trace as many of the remaining objects, especially those of historic or artistic value and also documented, so far as possible, evidence of Jewish life and history in Hungary.