Raoul Wallenberg Holocaust Memorial Park
Raoul Wallenberg Holocaust Memorial Park
Raoul Wallenberg Holocaust Memorial Park
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Neighborhood: District VII / Jewish Quarter
District VII is the very heart of Budapest and houses the city’s Jewish Quarter. Its streets are lively and colorful, its buildings narrate different histories in an assortment of architectural styles, and its cafes and bars are frequented and loved by the enthusiastic crowds. Grand and magnificent, the striking star of the district is the Great Synagogue, the largest in Europe and one of the biggest in the world. Distinctly Moorish in style, crowned by the twin onion shaped domes, the Synagogue is the very emblem of District VII and one of the main attractions in the capital.
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TheShis
Tel Aviv, Israel39,348 contributions
Dec 2019
Raoul Wallenberg was a hero.
A beam of light in the dark time.
The weeping willow sculpture is mind-boggling and extremely emotional, as it features the last names of so many of the Jewish victims.
This is a MUST visit monument during your visit of the great synagogue and the Jewish quarter of Budapest.
A beam of light in the dark time.
The weeping willow sculpture is mind-boggling and extremely emotional, as it features the last names of so many of the Jewish victims.
This is a MUST visit monument during your visit of the great synagogue and the Jewish quarter of Budapest.
Written February 1, 2020
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Maggi713
Baltimore, MD12,061 contributions
Nov 2022
Located right behind the Great Synagogue of Budapest is the Raoul Wallenberg Holocaust Memorial Park. It is truly a serene and peaceful place to reflect on what happened here. Raoul Wallenberg was another diplomat who became famous for his heroic activism in saving thousands of Budapest Jews during the Holocaust in 1944. Wallenberg, a young and energetic envoy from Sweden, was fearless in confronting German and Hungarian Nazis even at the risk of his own life. Tragically, he later died in a Soviet prison.
Written November 30, 2022
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TheShis
Tel Aviv, Israel39,348 contributions
Mar 2020
This memorial park pays tribute to Raoul Wallenberg, a Righteous Among the Nations.
It is located at the back side of the Great synagogue and features a haunting weeping willow sculpture with the last names of Jewish victims.
It's a must visit while in Budapest.
It is located at the back side of the Great synagogue and features a haunting weeping willow sculpture with the last names of Jewish victims.
It's a must visit while in Budapest.
Written September 19, 2020
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HINA W
Islamabad, Pakistan6,566 contributions
Jul 2015 • Family
In the back courtyard of the Dohány Synagogue stand the Holocaust Memorial. It is also known as the Emanuel Tree. It depicts a weeping willow tree with the names of Hungarian Jews killed during the Holocaust inscribed on each leaf. It was designed by Imre Varga and was completed in 1990 by the Emanuel Foundation of New York.
This foundation was established by the actor Tony Curtis in 1987 to honour his father Emanuel Schwartz, who was a Hungarian jew who emigrated to New York.
Around this weeping willow you can find four red marble plates which commemorate the two hundred and forty non- Jewish Hungarians who saved Jews during those terrible times. One of the main heroes of Holocaust was a Swedish diplomat called
Raoul Wallenberg. He prepared protective passports under the authority of the Swedish Embassy and saved the lives of thousands of Jews.
This foundation was established by the actor Tony Curtis in 1987 to honour his father Emanuel Schwartz, who was a Hungarian jew who emigrated to New York.
Around this weeping willow you can find four red marble plates which commemorate the two hundred and forty non- Jewish Hungarians who saved Jews during those terrible times. One of the main heroes of Holocaust was a Swedish diplomat called
Raoul Wallenberg. He prepared protective passports under the authority of the Swedish Embassy and saved the lives of thousands of Jews.
Written August 16, 2015
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ITRT
Virginia38,559 contributions
Aug 2015 • Couples
To gain entrance to the Memorial Park, you will pass through a cemetery In the courtyard where the Jews who died in the ghetto from hunger and cold weather As you enter the Raoul Wallenberg Holocaust Memorial Park (Raoul was a Swedish diplomat who saved thousands of Hungarian Jews by issuing them protective passports.), you will see a large metal willow sculpture called the “Tree of Life”. The shape of a willow tree was chosen because it is the traditional sign of mourning. Each leaf on the tree has the family names of thousands of Holocaust victims. Stones are place around the base of the tree as is the Jewish tradition to indicate someone has visited and the dead are not forgotten. In the center of the sculpture, you will notice a black granite slab with two holes. These holes represent an absence of the Ten Commandments moral code of those who perpetrated the atrocities on the Jewish people. There is a slab honoring those who helped the Jews with Raoul Wallenberg’s name on top. A multi-colored memorial was built in memory of the heroes. In addition, there are old gravestones as well as a wall of stones. I found this visit to be a very sobering experience of the evils heaped on the Hungarian Jews.
Written September 14, 2015
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ERIC B
Dodworth, UK2,148 contributions
Oct 2016 • Couples
Set at the rear of the Central Synagogue, this beautifully poignant garden is an absolute must see, the Weeping Willow is so touching, each leaf contains the name of a person who died in the WW2 ghetto, there are a number of memorials in this garden that tells a story that unfortunately is a testament to man inhumanity.
Written October 29, 2016
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DeanMurphy2020
Orlando, FL7,547 contributions
Jun 2016 • Solo
When walking along Dohány Utca en route to the Great Synagogue, near the intersection of Akácfa Utca, I passed a simple metal plaque memorializing Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish-born in1912, and not a Jew. Wallenberg was an architect, diplomat, businessman, and responsible for saving tens of thousands of Jews in Nazi-occupied Hungary during the 1940s. He presumably died in 1947 having “disappeared” the year before.
I thought this to be an understated memorial in a postage-stamp sized park, but learned at the synagogue there is another memorial near the Tree of Life Memorial, a metal willow tree with names engraved on the leaves. Both are impressive and well-worth the visit.
I thought this to be an understated memorial in a postage-stamp sized park, but learned at the synagogue there is another memorial near the Tree of Life Memorial, a metal willow tree with names engraved on the leaves. Both are impressive and well-worth the visit.
Written July 19, 2016
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tfizzle
Portland, OR1,985 contributions
Mar 2016 • Couples
This is not the larger memorial park located down the street but just a steel wall embossed with an explanation of the 6 week ghetto in 1944-45. It will take 2 minutes to read the sign and say a prayer but longer to contemplate the effects of the 2nd world war. The real memorial is located behind the large synagoge on Doheny Street.
Written March 8, 2016
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JoeNathan9249
Saint Paul, MN6,044 contributions
Sep 2015 • Couples
This is a very moving park. The willow tree, a symbol of mourning, is quite stark and dramatic. This is a tribute to Wallenberg & to others who helped save Hungarian Jews. It's also a tribute to the Hungarian Jews who were murdered during World War II.
You can walk by the outside of the park and see the tree - but it's probably better to go inside and see it (staying outside is free, going inside requires an admission fee).
You can walk by the outside of the park and see the tree - but it's probably better to go inside and see it (staying outside is free, going inside requires an admission fee).
Written October 31, 2015
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natlove007
Bronx, NY269 contributions
Aug 2015 • Family
This was a very informational and educational visit. There is so much we didn't know and learned here. It was a bit overwhelming but thankfully we were given information sheets. My daughter took notes and sheets of information she will use in school.
Written September 13, 2015
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