The Jewish Cemetery of Óbuda in Budapest, Hungary, was opened by the Jewish community in 1922 in the
Óbuda-Békásmegyer
Óbuda-Békásmegyer is the List of districts in Budapest, 3rd district of Budapest, Hungary.
Landmarks
* Aquincum, ruins of the Roman city
* Óbuda Jewish Cemetery
* Római Part (Roman Beach)
History
The military camp, then city of Aquincum, l ...
district (District III) of Budapest. The opening speech was delivered by Ignác Schreiber, a young rabbi, who died only three days later, becoming the first person to be buried there.
Later the remains of
Mózes Müncz,
Gyula Wellesz and
Gyula Klein, chief rabbis of
Óbuda
Óbuda (, ) is, together with Buda and Pest, one of the three cities that were unified to form the Hungarian capital city of Budapest in 1873. Today, together with Békásmegyer, Óbuda forms a part of the city's third district, although the to ...
, were brought there. The tomb of Mózes Müncz is a significant place of pilgrimage. Renowned
Jewish Hungarian artists and scientists are also buried here, including the writer,
Andor Endre Gelléri, and the psychologist,
Ferenc Mérei.
The mass grave of the Maros Street Hospital's 149 victims, patients, doctors and nurses alike, who were murdered in January 1945 by the members of the Hungarian
Arrow Cross Party
The Arrow Cross Party (, , abbreviated NYKP) was a far-right Hungarian ultranationalist party led by Ferenc Szálasi, which formed a government in Hungary they named the Government of National Unity. They were in power from 15 October 1944 to ...
, during the
Holocaust in Hungary, are located in this cemetery.
[Budapest, III. Külső Bécsi út 369.]
References
External links
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Jewish cemeteries in Hungary