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WITNESS-REM
Remembrance Walk in Budapest
Holocaust remembrance, historical education and commemorative walk
13 November 2026
Budapest, Hungary
Venue and Registration
09:00–09:30 – Registration
Dessewffy Street Synagogue, 23 Dessewffy Street, 1066 Budapest, Hungary
Programme
Welcome Addresses
- József Vasvári, President of KEP (KEP Association)
- Judit Erdős, Head of Event Organisation and Marketing at EMIH (EMIH)
- Representative of Arany János Secondary School – to be confirmed (School website)
Musical Introduction
Tamás Pajor: “Rosenberg Dani”
Performed by Ábel Nátán Léderer.
▶ Watch the musical performance on YouTubeHistorical Presentation
Historian Miksa Dombi
“What Was Hidden Behind the Walls of the Ghetto?”
Refreshments and Group Formation
Courtesy of EMIH. Hot tea, pogácsa (traditional savoury pastry) and cake will be served.
Educational Remembrance Walk
Participants will walk through locations connected to the history of the Budapest ghetto. The programme includes brief stops at former “Star Houses”, discovering Stolpersteine (stumbling stones), and remembering the victims as individuals through their personal stories.
Groups and guides:
- Group I – Péter Aradi
- Group II – Réka Kaszás
- Group III – Gabriella Lerch
Provisional route:
Dessewffy Street Synagogue → Ghetto Wall → Star Houses →
Shoes on the Danube Bank
Arrival at the Shoes on the Danube Bank Memorial
Arrival at the Holocaust memorial on the Danube embankment in Budapest.
About the Shoes on the Danube Bank Memorial →Commemorative Ceremony
Placing memorial stones, a tribute to Lévi Hurwitz, and a prayer for the victims of the Holocaust.
Useful Links & Resources
Budapest, Hungary
Budapest — Jewish Heritage and Memorial Initiatives
Explore the yellow-star houses, the Shoes on the Danube Bank memorial and the Stolpersteine project commemorating Holocaust victims at places connected to their lives.
Yellow-Star Houses — Budapest
Discover the buildings designated for Jewish residents in Budapest in 1944. This project documents the houses marked with yellow stars and helps preserve the history of forced relocation through locations, records and personal stories.
Explore the archive ↗Shoes on the Danube Bank — Discover Peace
Explore the memorial dedicated to the people murdered along the Danube by Arrow Cross militiamen in 1944–1945. The peace walk connects the memorial with Budapest’s history and the importance of remembrance in public spaces.
Explore the peace walk ↗Stumbling Stones — MAZSIKE
Learn about the Hungarian Jewish Cultural Association’s stumbling-stone project. These small memorials commemorate Holocaust victims at locations connected to their former homes and individual life stories.
Discover the MAZSIKE project ↗Budapest — Holocaust, Ghetto and Remembrance
Learn about the persecution of Budapest’s Jewish population, the history of the ghetto and the institutions preserving the memory of the Hungarian Holocaust.
Budapest — Holocaust Encyclopedia
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum provides a historical overview of the persecution of Budapest’s Jews, the yellow-star houses, the closed ghetto, rescue efforts and the killings along the Danube.
Read the historical overview ↗Budapest Ghetto Memorial Wall
Discover the memorial wall on Dohány Street, marking the site of the former Pest ghetto. Its multilingual inscriptions and historical map recall the persecution of Budapest’s Jewish community and the lives confined within the ghetto during the Holocaust.
Explore Jewish heritage in Budapest ↗Holocaust Memorial Center — Budapest
The Memorial Center preserves the memory of the victims of the Hungarian Holocaust through permanent and temporary exhibitions, historical research and educational activities. Its work connects individual experiences with the wider history of persecution and genocide.
Visit the Memorial Center ↗Video Resource — Budapest
Watch the video below for an additional perspective on the history and remembrance connected with Budapest.
The resources presented here support the WITNESS-REM project’s educational and remembrance activities in Budapest. They bring together historical documentation, memorial initiatives and educational resources to encourage informed engagement with the Holocaust and the memory of its victims. External websites are managed by their respective organisations.
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