Creator Bio
Fülöp Grünwald
1887–1964
Born in Sopron, Hungary, historian Fülöp Grünwald was a teacher in the Jewish community of Pest and served as deputy director of the Hungarian Jewish Museum in Budapest. During World War II, Grünwald deposited Jewish liturgical objects and books into a bank in the city; these items were ultimately looted. After the war, Grünwald served as head of the history department of the rabbinical seminary in Budapest.
Content by Fülöp Grünwald
Primary Source
The Report of the Directorate of the Hungarian National Jewish Museum
Fülöp Grünwald
This document details how museum staff continued their work in Budapest despite anti-Jewish laws and regional destruction.
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Destruction, Rebirth, and Cultural Thought
1939–1973
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