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Jewish Organizations
Office hours are usually between 8 am-2 pm; different office hours are duly noted.
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Magyarországi Zsidó Hitközségek Szövetsége
Budapest Zsidó Hitközség
(Alliance of the Jewish Communities of Hungary and Budapest Jewish Community)
VII. Síp utca 12, 1075 Budapest, Tel.: (36-1) 342-1335, Fax: (36-1) 342-1790.
Országos Zsidó Levéltár - (National Jewish Archives)
VII. Dohány utca 2., 1075 Budapest
Magyarországi Autonóm Orthodox Izraelita Hitközség
(Autonomous Orthodox Community of Hungary)
VII. Dob utca 35, 1074 Budapest, Tel.: (36-1) 351-0525, 351-0534, Fax: (36-1) 322-7200
Rabbinate: Tel.: (36-1) 342-2323, Rabbi: Hoffmann Áron
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Chabad
Shas Chevra, Lubavits
Vasvári Pál utca 5.
VI. Inner district
Budapest, 1061 HUNGARY
Phone: 361-342-1328
Fax: 361-142-7876
Rabbi: Baruch Oberländer
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Lubavitch of Hungary
Wesselenyi Utca 4
Budapest, 1075 HUNGARY
Tel: 36-1-268-0183
Fax: 36-1-342-7876
Rabbi Boruch Oberlander
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Synagogues
II. Frankel Leó út 49.
Buda district
Tel.: (36-1) 212-4387
Rabbi: Dr. Singer Ödön
1888, Eclectic, pseudo-Gothic style
VI. Hunyadi tér 3
VI. Outer district
Rabbi: Dr. Domán István
1890, (prayer house in an apartment block)
VII. Jósika utca 6. (Orthodox)
Rabbi: Salom Süsskind
VII. Doh￡ny utca 2.
One of the world’s largest synagogues
1859, Romantic, Moorish style
VII. Kazinczy utca 27. (Orthodox)
VII. Dob utca 35
Tel.: (36-1) 351-0525
Rabbi: Hoffman Áron
Budapest Orthodox Community
1913, pre-Modern, stylized
VII. István út 17. (Bethlen tér)
Erzsébetváros district
Tel.: (36-1) 342-6170
Rabbi: Deutsch Róbert
1931
VIII. Nagyfuvaros utca 4
Józsefváros district
Tel.: (36-1) 334-2731
Rabbi: Deutsch László
1922, Art Déco
IX. Páva utca 39
Ferencváros district
Tel.: (36-1) 215-2796
1924, Eclectic
XIII. Dózsa György út 55
Angyalföld district
XIII. Visegrádi utca 3. (Orthodox)
Bét Áháron
XIV. Thököly út 83
Zugló district
Tel.: (36-1) 251-3970
Rabbi: Kardos Péter
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IV. Berzeviczy utca 8. (Újpest)
Újpest district
Tel.: (36-1) 169-0829
Rabbi: Deutsch László
1886, Romantic style
VI. Dessewffy utca 23. (Orthodox)
Tel.: (36-1) 142-2353
1870, Eclectic style
XII. Budakeszi út 48
Synagogue of the Lauder Yavne Jewish Community School
Hősök zsinagógája (Heroes’ synagogue)
VII. Wesselényi u. 5.
VII. Inner district
Office: VII. Síp u. 12
Tel.: (36-1) 142-2325
Rabbi: Fröhlich Róbert
1931, modern structure with a cupola
VII. Wesselényi utca 44
Synagogue of the American Foundation School
VIII. József körút 27
Synagogue of the National Rabbinical Seminary
Tel.: (36-1) 134-2121
Rabbi: Dr. Schweitzer József
1877, Eclectic
VIII. Teleki tér 22 (Sephardic)
(prayer house in the courtyard of an apartment house)
XI. Károli Gáspár tér 5. (Lágymányos)
Tel.: (36-1) 145-0965
Bét Smuél
XIII. Hegedűs Gyula utca 3
Újlipótváros district
Tel.: (36-1) 111-3085
Rabbi: Lőwy Tamás
Office: XIII. Szent István körút 22
at the corner of Katona József utca and Váci út
1927, Eclectic, incorporated into an apartment house
XIX. Báthori utca 34. (Kispest)
Kispest district
Tel.: (36-1) 147-0950
Office: XIX. József Attila utca 71
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Mikvah
VII. Kazinczy utca 16.
Tel.: (36-1) 118-9224
The only ritual bath in Budapest
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Kashrut
King’s Hotel and Restaurant
VII. Nagydiófa utca 27-29.
1072 Budapest
Tel.: (36-1) 267-9324, 267-9325, 267-9326
Orthodox kosher.
Carmel Pince (Carmel Cellar)?
VII. Dob utca 31.
1072 Budapest
Tel.: (36-1) 322-1834
Fax: (36-1) 342-4585
Air-conditioned restaurant near the Orthodox synagogue. A wide range of Hungarian and international dishes, as well as traditional Jewish dishes.
Open: 12-23 every day
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Hanna Étterem (Hanna’s Restaurant)
VII. Dob utca 35
1072 Budapest
Tel.: (36-1) 142-1464, 142-1072
Open 8-16, including Friday evenings and Saturday
Pre-ordering: 8-12
Orthodox kosher
Falafel faloda salátabár
(Falafel Salad Bar)
VI. Paulay Ede utca 53
1061 Budapest
Tel.: (36-1) 267-9567
Falafel Joffi
VI. Desewffy utca
1066 Budapest
Orders: Beck Tamás Tel.: (36-1) 267-9567
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Caterers
Lucullus BT Party Service
VI. Révay utca 16
1065 Budapest
Tel.: (36-1) 111-9214
Full catering service for family and social events, either in the Bálint Jewish Community Centre, in the synagogue districts or at home.
Orders: Szórádi András Tel.: (36-1) 252-2204
Groceries
Rothschild Kóser Élelmiszerek Boltja
(Rotschild Kosher Foodstore)
VII. Rákóczi út 32. (from Nyár utca)
1072 Budapest
Tel.: (36-1) 322-9276
Open: Mon. to Thurs: 10-18, Fri.: 10-14
Kóser borpince
(Kosher wine cellar)
VII. Klauzál tér 16
1072 Budapest
Tel.: (36-1) 322-6898
Open: Mon. to Thurs 14.30-17, Fri.: 11.30-14.30
Orthodox kosher.
Bakery
Orthodox baromfi és kenyérbolt
(Orthodox poultry store and bakery)
VII. Kazinczy utca 28.
1075 Budapest
Tel.: (36-1) 142-0231
Open: Mon., Wed., Fri: 7-12
Accomodation
King's Hotel
Nagydiofa Utca 25-27
Budapest 1074
Tel:(36) 267-9324
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Butchers
Orthodox baromfi és kenyérbolt
(Orthodox poultry store and bakery)
VII. Kazinczy utca 28.
1075 Budapest
Tel.: (36-1) 142-0231
Open: Mon., Wed., Fri: 7-12
Poultry can be ordered in advance.
Húsbolt
VII. Klauzál tér 11
1072 Budapest
Tel.: (36-1) 127-7803
Kosher.
Kővári-féle kolbászüzem és üzlet
(Kővári’s sausage factory and foodstore)
VII. Kazinczy utca 41
1075 Budapest
Tel.: (36-1) 142-1639
Orthodox kosher.
Húsbolt
VII. Dob utca 35
1074 Budapest
Tel.: (36-1) 122-6620
Orthodox kosher.
Húsbolt
XIII. Visegrádi utca 16
1132 Budapest
Tel.: (36-1) 132-0180
Orthodox kosher
Húsbolt
VI. Eötvös utca 6.
1067 Budapest
Tel.: (36-1) 142-3277
Kosher.
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Museum and cultural organizations
Zsidó Múzeum (Jewish Museum)
VII. Dohány utca 2
1075 Budapest
Tel.: (36-1) 342-0949
Open: 10-13, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 13-17
Maccabi judaica aj￡nd￩kbolt(Biblical World Gallery)
VII. Wesselényi utca 13.
1075 Budapest
Tel.: (36-1) 267-8502
The single Jewish arts gallery in Eastern Europe offers Judaica, antiquities, gift items, jewellery from Israel, as well as new and second-hand Jewish books and music casettes and CDs. Exhibitions of contemporary Jewish artists are mounted regularly.
Open): Mon.-Thu.: 10-18, Fri: 10-14
Magyar Zsidó Kulturális Egyesület (MAZSIKE)
(Federation to Maintain Jewish Culture in Hungary)
Main office: VI. Révay utca 16
1065 Budapest
Tel.: (36-1) 111-6666, 111-9214
Fax: (36-1) 111-6666
Club: VII. Garay utca 48.
1076 Budapest
Tel.: (36-1) 342-6168, 342-6924
Organized activities: Walking tour of Jewish sights and monuments, one Sunday a month, Day of Jewish Culture during the Budapest Spring festival
Magyar Zsidó Kulturális Egyesület Klubjai
(Clubs of the Federation to Maintain Jewish Culture in Hungary)
Address): VII. Garay utca 48.
1076 Budapest
Tel.: (36-1) 342-6168
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 15-18
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Ribáry Színpad (Ribáry Theatre)
VII. Wesselényi utca 7
1077 Budapest
Jewish actors and performers who were banned from the stage by the racial laws during World War II performed at this theatre. The new theatre was founded by both former and young actors.
Goldmark Kórus (Goldmark Choir)
VIII. József körút 27
1085 Budapest
Anna Frank Kórus
VIII. Rökk Szilárd utca 26.
1085 Budapest
Bethlen téri zsinagóga gyerekkórusa
(Children’s choir of the Bethlen tér synagogue)
Address: VII. István utca 17.
1078 Budapest
Szenes Chana emlékkórus
(Szenes Chana Memorial Choir)
Address): VII. Síp utca 12.
1075 Budapest
Javne-színház
(Javne Children Theatre)
Address: XII. Budakeszi út 48.
1121 Budapest
Children's theatre of the Lauder Yavne Jewish Community School, also plays in Budapest theatres
Hé-Band
XII. Budakeszi út 48.
1121 Budapest
The youth orchestra of the Lauder Yavne Jewish Community School, playing Sephardic music
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Jewish monuments and sights in Budapest (Tourism)
Hősök temetője (Heroes’ cemetery)
Those who died under the German occupation in the ghetto were buried here.
Ghetto memorial
The remains of a wall, representing the ghetto wall.
Karl Lutz memorial
At the corner of Dob utca and Rumbach utca
Karl Lutz, the Swiss consul during the German occupation and the Arrow-Cross rule, saved many thousands of people by providing them with Swiss safe-conduct passes and by placing them in ‘protected houses’
Memorial plaques honouring Ignac Goldziher and Sámuel Kohn
VII. Holló utca 4
Ignác Goldziher (1850-1921), the distinguished Orientalist, and Sámuel Kohn (1841-1920), the renowned historian and the chief rabbi of the Pest Israelite Community, had both lived in this house.
Ghetto memorial plaque
VII. Wesselényi utca 44
On the wall of the American Foundation School.
Former Jewish Apprentice Home
VII. Damjanich utca 48.
A laboratory for aptitude tests was created in 1927 in the apprentice home of MIKÉFE (Hungarian Israelite Crafts and Agricultural Association).
Volt imaház (Former prayer house)
VII. Garay utca 48.
Formerly an Orthodox prayer house, the building now houses the clubs run by the Federation to Maintain Jewish Culture in Hungary
Hungarian National Museum
VIII. Múzeum körút 14-16
Original Jewish tombstones from the Roman period (copies in the Jewish Museum).
Former synagogue
XIII. Dózsa György út 55.
The former synagogue has been transformed into a sports hall. The small building beside it now functions as a synagogue.
Headquarters of the Habonim Dror Zionist youth movement
XIV. Jávorka Ádám utca 15.
The meeting hall of the synagogue that was destroyed during the war functioned as a prayer house after the war; it currently houses the headquarters of the Zionist youth movement.
Vizafogó memorial plaque and Mauthausen memorial
XIII. Újpesti rakpart
The memorial plaque evokes the memory of the many hundreds of Jews who were shot into the Danube during the Arrow Cross reign of terror. A copy of Makrisz Agamennon’s memorial commemorating the victims who perished at Mauthausen has also been set up here
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Holocaust Memorial of the Emanuek Foundation
The leaves of the weeping willow, made by the sculptor Imre Varga, bear the names of the victims of the Holocaust.
Memorial plaques
Several memorial plaques can be seen in the cemetery, as well as on the walls of the community building and the Jewish Museum: these include a plaque marking the site of the house where Theodor Herzl was born, a plaque commemorating the liberation of the ghetto, and a memorial plaque for Hanna Szenes, the Israeli national heroine
Magyar Zsidóság Háza
The House of Hungarian Jewry
VII. Síp utca 12
Memorial plaque honouring Jewish resistance fighters who were executed
VII. Kazinczy utca 32
Great synagogue of the former Status Quo movement
VII. Rumbach Sebestyén utca 11-13
The only building planned in Hungary by the renowned Viennese architect, Otto Wagner
1872, Romantic, Moorish styles
"Üvegház" (‘Glass House’)
V. Vadász utca 29.
3000 people found refuge here, under the protection of the Swiss embassy and the Zionist resistance movement.
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
V. Roosevelt tér 9.
The Oriental Collection of the Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences includes valuable Judaica too. The famed Kaufmann collection is also housed here.
Memorial plaque in honour of Raoul Wallenberg
The Secretary of the Swedish embassy displayed superhuman courage in his efforst to save the Jews persecuted during the war. He saved several thousand lives; after the liberation he was taken prisoner by the Soviet Army, and disappeared.
Former matzoh bakery
XIII. Tüzér utca 26.
Matzoh for the Passover is still baked here, under strict ritual supervision.
Holocaust memorial plaque
XIII. Vág utca 30.
Martyrs’ Memorial Wall
IV. Berzeviczy utca 8.
Large relief on the wall of the Újpest synagogue
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Synagogues in outlying districts
Kőbányai sinagogue
X. Cserkesz utca 7-9.
Currently a rehabilitation centre for alcoholics and drug patients run by a Christian organization.
Pestlőrinc synagogue
XVIII. Batthányi utca 80.
Ma raktár. Currently a warehouse.
Rákospalota synagogue
XV. Fóti út 77.
Currently a warehouse for books.
Rákoshegy synagogue
XX. Paray utca 6.
Abandoned building
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Cemeteries and memorials in outlying districts of Budapest
XV. Szentmihályi út (Rákospalota)
XVI. Rozsos utca (Rákosszentmihály)
XV. Pesti határ út (Mátyásföld)
XVIII. Napkelet köz (Rákoshegy)
XVIII. Sallai utca 113 (Pestlőrinc)
XX. Temető utca (Pesterzsébet)
XV. Bártfa utca 27. (Kisszentmihály)
XVI. Szabadföldi út (Cinkota)
XVIII. Bárfai utca (Rákosliget)
XVIII. Göcsej út (Rákoscsaba)
XIX. Temető utca 6 (Kispest)
XXI. kerület, II. Rákóczi Ferenc utca (Csepel)
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Buda.
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medieval synagogue in Buda Castle
I. Táncsics Mihály utca 26.
The medieval synagogue of Buda was uncovered in the course of archaeological investigations in 1964. One part currently houses a museum, with an exhibit of Jewish relics and gravestones, the other part was reburied.
summer: Tues. to Fri: 10-14, Sat.-Sun.: 10-18
Budapest Historical Museum
I. Szent György tér 2.
Two 13th century red marble tombstones.
Former Orthodox sanatorium
XII. Városmajor utca 64-66.
Lágymányos synagogue
XI. Bocskai út 37.
Currently houses the TIT studio.
Memorial stone on the site of the former Óbuda brick factory
III. Bécsi út 134.
Under the Arrow-Cross reign of terror, the death marches to Germany started from this site.
Nagytétény synagogue
XXII. Nagytétényi út 283.
Currently houses a library.
Memorial plaque
I. Gyorskocsi utca 25.
A plaque on the former Gestapo prison commemorating the victims.
Raoult Wallenberg memorial
II. Szilágyi Erzsébet fasor
Former hospital of the Buda Chevra Kadisha
XII. Maros utca 16.
On January 14, 1945, the Arrow Cross murdered the patients, the doctors and the nurses of the hospital. The building currently houses a clinic.
Óbuda synagogue
III. Lajos utca 163.
1821, klasszicista (Classicist)
Óbuda (Old Buda) had a distinguished and prominent Jewish community in the 18th century. The first secular school in Hungary was founded by this community in 1784. The synagogue currently houses a television studio.
Aquincum Museum
III. Szentendrei út 139.
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Cemeteries in outlying districts of Buda
XXII. Koltói Anna utca (Nagytétény)
XI. Temető utca 8. (Budafok) (in the Catholic cemetery)
Restaurants outside Budapest
Debrecen, 4025 Bajcsy-Zsilinszky utca 26. (Jewish community).
Szeged, 6722 Jósika utca 12. (Jewish community).
Miskolc, 3225 Kazinczy utca 7. (Jewish community).
Balatonfüred, 8230 Liszt Ferenc utca 6. (resort).
Butchers outside Budapest
Debrecen, 4025 Bajcsy-Zsilinszky utca 26. (Jewish community).
Kosher.
Debrecen, 4025 Pésti u. 4.
Orthodox kosher.
Miskolc, 3525 Kazinczy utca 7. (Jewish community).
Orthodox kosher.
Kosher bakery outside Budapest
Debrecen, 4025 Széchenyi u. 19.
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