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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Budapest Seminary History
Recalled as Centennial Nears

Nunn ititilige's

squire's Oable.

the creation of a modern
By RABBI ALBERT B.
rabbinical school.
BELTON
Oddly enough, Orthodox
As an alumnus and an or-
dained rabbi of the Jewish rabbis of the time opposed
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Theological Seminary of it, but the combined efforts
Hungary in Budapest I look of Jewish intelligentsia and
forward to the observance of gentile aristocracy sup-
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its centennial in 1977 with ported it.
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On Oct. 4, 1877 the semi-
understandable apprehen-
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nary was solemnly opened
sion and concern:
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This seminary of past in a festive assembly of rep-
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glories is, indeed a unique resentatives of government,
institution. It has miracu- parliament, universities,
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Wars, the White Terror, the from home and abroad. Just
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Horthy Fascism and the ter- one month later, Emperor
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BOB POSCH
rible year of the Holocaust Franz Joseph personally vis-
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(1944), and so far, thirty ited the seminary.
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Forty years later, in
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years of Communism. It is
true that its scope, function gratitude and respect to its
and the quality of training "founder" and with the
"Thanks for telling me!"
have been modified, reduced permission of King Karl
and curtailed, but the puz- IV, the seminary became
zling fact remains that this "Francis Joseph National
rabbinical seminary is still Rabbinical Institution"
in existence, training rab- and it had been called so
bis, cantors, religious teach- until 1945, when after the
ers and communal workers. Holocaust and in the re-
And it is subsidized by the organization process, the
Hungarian Communist gov- royal name was dropped
and it again bacame, just
ernment.
There is separation of "National Rabbinical In-
church and state, and the stitution".
It is a piece of Hungarian
government has never con-
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government pays the sala- for the patriotism and free-
dom loving spirit of the
ries
of all clergymen.
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This benevolent tolerance Jews of Hungary.
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The Seminary has always
and support for the semi-
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• It is the only rabbini- ian Ministry of Culture and
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body (of the past) one can
Russian orbit.
• They keep it in opera- find the greatest names in
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tion as a show - window to Hungarian-Jewish history,
the West, as an example of in commerce, industry,
banking and science, such as
religious freedom.
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• They may also wish to
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Joseph Hatvany, Dr. Ferenc
preserve it for the prag-
matic reason to have at least Mezey, Prof. Ede Mahler,
one, single school open for - Ferenc Szekaly, Baron Al-
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phonse Weisz of Csepel, Dr.
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training of religious func-
tionaries for the need of all Sander Lederer and others.
Hours: Mon.-Th., 11-10. Fri. & Sat. 11-12 Mid.
But the true glory lies in
Socialist countries, thus
Sunday, 1-9 p.m.
its scholastic accomplish-
preventing import from the
ments through its world
West or from Israel.
renowned rectors and
• They may feel the time
is not ripe as yet for professors. We find
amongst them such spirit-
"action" when the effect and
ual giants as Moses Bloch,
memory of the great slaugh-
Vilmos Bacher, David
ter is.lurking so vividly.
Kaufmann, Ignacz Gold-
Ninety of the ordained rab-
bis, 39 of the candidates and zieher, Michaly Gutt-
mann, Bernat Heller, Si-
24 of the students suc-
mon Hevesi and a host of
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others.
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ligionists in Hungary.
Scheiber is at the helm.
There is another reason
On the threshold of the
why any government that
Centennial (1977) we greet
calls itself Hungarian, no
the Budapest Seminary
matter how extremely So-
4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
with the words of the Psal-
cialist or Communist it
mist (45:5) "May you pros-
may be, would think twice
per in your honor and glory,
before
closing
the
doors
of
and
may you be permitted to
this institution of higher
ride on, in behalf of truth
Jewish learning. The rea-
and righteousness". And we
son
lies
in
the
historic
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stitution.
The special school fund
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huge'ransom money Aus- Strength of Bible
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trian General Haynau levied
From century to century,
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upon the Hungarian Jews
even unto this day, through
for their "crime" of taking the fairest regions of civili-
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supporting the Kossuth existence. Its vision of life
Friday and Saturday, 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Revolution of 1848. Eight moulds states and societies.
Sunday, 4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
years later, the Emperor,
Its Psalms are more popular
Kaiser Franz Joseph re-
in every country than the
Your Host, STEPHEN BECHARAS,
turned the 2.3 million Guld- poems of the nation's own
ens to Hungarian Jewry poets. Beside this one book
WILL MAKE SURE EVERYONE
with the instruction that a with its infinite editions
IS SATISFIED!
special school fund be set up
. . . all other literatures
and it be used mainly for seem "trifles light as air."

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