History Of The Jews In Hungary
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Jews have a long history in the region now known as Hungary, with some records pre-dating the 895 AD Hungarian conquest of the area's Slavs by over 600 years. By the early 20th century, the community had grown to constitute 5% of Hungary's population and 23% of the population of the capital, Budapest. They became prominent in science, the arts and business. During the last few months of World War II, they suffered severely.
Under communist rule (1944–56), discrimination against the Jews remaining in Hungary continued. Zionism was banned and the number of Jews in the country shrank even further.
Today, between 50,000 and 100,000 Jews live in Hungary, mostly in Budapest, although official records indicate only 12,800 self-identified religious Jews. The inter-marriage rates for Jews is around 60%. There are many active synagogues in Hungary, including the Dohány Street Synagogue, the largest synagogue in Europe and the Eastern Hemisphere, and the second largest synagogue in the world after the Temple Emanu-El in New York City.
Read more about History Of The Jews In Hungary: Earliest References Before 1095, Early History (1100–1300), Expulsion, Recall and Persecution (1349–1526), War Against The Ottomans (1526–1686), Toleration and Oppression (1790–1847), Struggles For A Second Emancipation (1859–1867), Family Names, 1890 / 1900 / 1910 Census Summaries, 1910 Census, Jewish Population As A Percentage of The Total in 1910, Interwar Statistics, Revolution, Communist Rule, Today, Historical Population (using Current Borders), Historical Core Jewish Population (using Current Borders)
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