Day of Remembrance for the Hungarian Victims of the Holocaust

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Hungary remembers victims of the Holocaust

Hungarians remembered victims of the Holocaust up and down the country on April 16th, the day when occupying German forces began establishing ghettos in Hungary

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Thousands march through Budapest to remember victims of the Holocaust

The March of the Living began at the “Shoes on the riverbank” memorial honoring the memory of Holocaust victims killed on the banks of the Danube, where participants placed stones, candles and flowers. The memorial march led across the Chain Bridge to Clark Adam Square on the Buda side

Apr 17, 2017
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Helpers during the Holocaust honored in Hungary

A memorial plaque commemorating 19 helpers of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who rescued tens of thousands of Jews during the Holocaust in Hungary, was unveiled in Budapest on Sunday

Apr 17, 2017
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Hungary remembers victims of the Holocaust

Antal Rogán, the minister heading the Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister, said "Hungarians can never forget what happened, because it happened to us; the Holocaust is our national tragedy"

Apr 10, 2017