From Emancipation to Catastrophe: the Rise and Holocaust of Hungarian Jewry - T D Kramer

From Emancipation to Catastrophe: the Rise and Holocaust of Hungarian Jewry - T D KramerAs indicated by its title, the following study examines the pressures upon, and the reactions of, Hungarian Jewry during the period 1848 1945. Particular attention is allocated to the Holocaust process, which was inaugurated in Hungary by the Antisemitic White Terror of 1919. In order to analyse the dilemmas and options confronting Hungarian Jewish leaders, and to comprehend their consequent responses during this epoch, the book appraises the "Jewish

As indicated by its title, the following study examines the pressures upon, and the reactions of, Hungarian Jewry during the period 1848-1945. Particular attention is allocated to the Holocaust process, which was inaugurated in Hungary by the Antisemitic White Terror of 1919. In order to analyse the dilemmas and options confronting Hungarian Jewish leaders, and to comprehend their consequent responses during this epoch, the book appraises the "Jewish Question" in Hungary in broad historical context. This approach is essential to understanding why, for example, Hungary was the first European country after World War I to introduce Antisemitic legislation (the Numerus Clausus of 1920) yet was one of the last countries in the Nazi domain to deport her Jewish citizens.

No single volume can wholly engage, much less accomplish, such monumental objectives. Consequently, some significant matters - particularly the situation of provincial Jews, and the well-traversed courage of Raoul Wallenberg - are mentioned en passant, research focusing on Jewish leaders and the situation in Budapest. This choice is justified on the basis that the hierarchical Jewish leadership was concentrated in the capital, with policy flowing from Budapest to the subordinate provinces. Furthermore, in contradistinction to the fate of Budapest's Jewish community, the German Occupation of 19 March 1944 sealed the destiny of Hungary's provincial Jews in a swift and virtually unopposed manner.

University Press of America 2000, hardcover

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