The Holocaust in Hungary

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The paper examines how the Holocaust in Hungary was made possible by the active collaboration of the Hungarian government and the acquiescence of a large number of Hungarian people. The paper explores the topic of how and why the tragedy took place in a country in which the Jewish people had been supposedly "emancipated" less than half a century ago, a subject that has perplexed and fascinated many historians. The paper discusses the background of the Holocaust in Hungary by tracing the history of Jews; the events leading to their prosecution and ultimate extermination; and how the actual killings took place.

Outline:
Background
The Pre-Holocaust Killings
The Hungarian Holocaust Begins
The Reasons
Conclusion
Works Cited

From the Paper:

"Most of the Jews who migrated to Europe were farmers and merchants who preserved their ethnic identity by keeping to themselves. The early Christian church condemned the Jews as Christ-killers which further isolated them and sowed the seeds of virulent anti-Semitism. Christianity forbade usury, i.e., the lending of money on interest; hence the Jewish merchants in Europe filled the gap by becoming "money lenders." It was a profitable role but it also invited envy and hatred. During periods of stress such as the Crusades or the Plague, the hatred turned into large-scale violent attacks on the Jews ."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Braham, Randolph L. "The Assault on Historical Memory: Hungarian Nationalists and the Holocaust." East European Quarterly 33.4 (1999): 411.
• Cole, Tim. "Hungary, the Holocaust, and Hungarians: Remembering Whose History?" pp.10-26. Hungary and the Holocaust: Confrontation with the Past: Symposium Proceedings. 2001. March 27, 2006. <http://www.ushmm.org/research/center/publications/occasional/2001-01/paper.pdf>
• Crowell, Samuel. "Beyond Auschwitz New Light on the Fate of the Hungarian Jews."
• The Journal for Historical Review 20.2 (March/April 2001): 26
• Fischel, Jack R. The Holocaust. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1998.

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