The Budapest Synagogue is a must see, perhaps with a guided tour in English. One of the largest in the world with a lot of history, it's really worth it.
Il Jewish quarter of Budapest it is not very big, but it certainly has a very important history, which is why I certainly recommend a visit, preferably guided and in your language, since it exists. The Budapest synagogue which is located in Dohány utca at number 2, is the largest synagogue in Europe, and the largest in the world after New York.
I liked the guided tour of the Synagogue a lot. Not only for the objective beauty of the structure, but also for the history that is hidden in this place, very strong, not for everyone, come prepared.
In 1920 in Hungary the law of closed numbers was born, only 10% of university students could be Jews and law after law it came to 5 April 1944 with the famous star imposition Star of David. In two months the ghettos were formed and so also in Budapest and in another two months the deportation took place. Half of the Hungarian Jewish population was killed in two months, not least because the Hungarians denounced Jews to take money and shops that belonged to them.
The Budapest ghetto was a collection center, a 0,3 square kilometer ghetto where 70 people were crammed, no one could enter and no one could leave. The guide does not spare numbers, it does not spare dates or even photographs of the time where very unfortunate people are seen, photographs that we know well by now. The visit ends with the tree of life and the visit, for those who want it, to the Synagogue and the Museum.
THETree of Life it is a monument that is always found inside the structure that also houses the Synagogue. The tree of life was commissioned by Tony Curtis, who has Hungarian origins and Hungarian Jewish parents. Here they are collected 4500 names, each written on a different leaf of this tree. A truly touching thing.
Near this monument also a monument to the righteous of the Second World War, the people who did their utmost to save the Jews. Around this monument the stones, typical of the Jewish culture. According to our guide, stones are brought to the grave because they don't die like flowers.
