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The '''Kozma Street Cemetery''' is the biggest Jewish cemetery of [[Budapest]], [[Hungary]]. It is located next to the [[New Public Cemetery, Budapest|New Public Cemetery]] (Újköztemető). |
The '''Kozma Street Cemetery''' is the biggest Jewish cemetery of [[Budapest]], [[Hungary]]. It is located next to the [[New Public Cemetery, Budapest|New Public Cemetery]] (Újköztemető). |
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Revision as of 15:24, 31 August 2012
The Kozma Street Cemetery is the biggest Jewish cemetery of Budapest, Hungary. It is located next to the New Public Cemetery (Újköztemető).
Jewish cemetery
The Jewish cemetery, one of the largest in Europe, is well known for its unusual monuments and mausoleums. Unusually for a Jewish cemetery, these include sculpted human figures and elaborate mausoleums in a variety of styles, most notably several mausoleums in the art nouveau or Jugendstil style.
Kozma Street Cemetery was opened in 1891 by the Neolog Jewish community of Budapest. It is the largest Jewish cemetery of Budapest as well as being one of the biggest of Europe. During its history it has been the burial place of more than 300,000 people. It still serves the Hungarian Jewish community, which is the third largest in Europe.[1]
The green tile-clad mausoleum of the Schmidl family by Ödön Lechner and Bela Lajta, drawing its inspiration form Hungarian folk art, is considered an important example of Magyar-Jewish architecutral style, as is the domed cemetery chapel by Bela Lajta.[2]
Imre Nagy, the Prime Minister of Hungary executed by the Soviets in 1956, was buried in an unmarked grave in the neighboring New Public Cemetery.[3] He was disinterred and reburied in 1989.[4]
References
- ^ Kozma str. Jewish cemetery, Budapest.
- ^ The Jewish Contribution to Modern Architecture, 1830–1930, by Fredric Bedoire, 2004, p. 367.
- ^ Budapest Journal; The Lasting Pain of '56: Can the Past Be Reburied?, New York Times.
- ^ Hungarian Who Led '56 Revolt Is Buried as a Hero, New York Times.
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