Filed under: exhibition | Tags: Exhibition, Historical Monument Plaque, Memorial Plaque
A Kulturális Örökségvédelmi Hivatal,
a Carl Lutz Alapítvány és
a Budapesti Történeti Múzeum
tisztelettel meghívja Önt a
Carl Lutz (1895-1975) emlékére rendezett ünnepségekre
2012. április 12-én
11.00 órakor – Budapest V., Vadász utca 29. előtt: az Üvegház műemléki táblájának felavatására
The National Office of the Cultural Heritage,
the Carl Lutz Foundation, and
the Budapest History Museum
cordially invite you to
The ceremonies held in memory of Carl Lutz (1895-1975)
April 12, 2012
At 11 a.m. – Budapest 5th District, in front of 29 Vadász Street: the inauguration of the Historical Monument Plaque of the Glass House
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14.00 órakor – Budapest I., Táncsics Mihály utca 1. (a Kulturális Örökségvédelmi Hivatal székháza) előtt:
emléktábla elhelyezése az egykori brit követség épületén, amely 1942-1945 között Carl Lutz lakhelye volt
At 2 p.m. – Budapest 1st district, in front of 1 Táncsics Mihály Street (Headquarters of the National Office of the Cultural Heritage):
placement of a Memorial Plaque to the building of the former Legation of Great Britain, which was Carl Lutz’s residency from 1942 to 1945
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15.00 órakor – a Budapesti Történeti Múzeum Vármúzeuma (1014 Budapest, Szent György tér 2., Budavári Palota E épület) Barokk Csarnokában:
„Egy svájci diplomata Budapesten, Carl Lutz fényképei 1942-1949”
című kiállítás megnyitására.
At 3 p.m. – in the Baroque Hall of the Castle Museum of the Budapest History Museum (H-1014, 2 Szent György Square, Building E, Royal Palace, Buda Castle):
the opening of the exhibition
“A Swiss Diplomat in Budapest, Photographs of Carl Lutz 1942-1949”

Az Erzsébet híd Budapest ostroma előtt és után / The Elisabeth Bridge before and after the siege of Budapest
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Látogassa meg honlapjainkat / Visit our websites:
www.uveghaz.org
www.koh.hu
www.btm.hu

Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Carl Lutz, Carl Lutz Foundation, Wreath Ceremony
A Carl Lutz Alapítvány az Üvegház megnyitásának évfordulóján
2011. július 24-én délelőtt 10.00 órakor
a belvárosi Vadász utca 29. számú ház
homlokzatán elhelyezett emléktábláknál koszorúzási ünnepséget tart az embermentő Carl Lutz svájci alkonzul és a cionista ellenállási mozgalom, valamint az üvegházi mártírok: Weiss Arthur, Scheiber Lajosné, Dénes Iván, Fenákel Jónás, Fürst Kálmán, Hunwald Sándor és Schwartz Ármin tiszteletére.
Beszédet mond Sándor Iván Kossuth díjas író.
A megemlékezésre tisztelettel meghívjuk.
Üdvözlettel
Vámos György
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Filed under: exhibition | Tags: Balázs Bokor, Bruno Ryff, Carl Lutz Foundation, News, Palm Springs, Temple Isaiah
On January 27, 2010, on the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day the traveling exhibition of the Carl Lutz Foundation was on display in Temple Isaiah of Palm Springs. The Opening Ceremony was attended by Balázs Bokor, Consul General of Hungary and he delivered a speech. He emphasized that “the sound of silent may be grievous” that’s why we had to lift up our voice so that the sins of the past wouldn’t be able to happen again. Bruno Ryff, Consul General of Switzerland stressed that Carl Lutz who made a stand for a just cause is an icon for the present-day diplomats. The cooperation of Carl Lutz and Zionist Resistance saved many lives in Budapest in 1944.
(2010 January Newsletter of Teple Isaiah, Palm Springs – PDF)
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: 1944, Glass house, Glass Island, Hanukkah, Holidays, Mihály Salamon, Second World War, siege of Budapest, Teri Gács
„Hanukkah was approaching. The spiritual leaders of the house, rabbis and teachers, tried to make an evening or two become holiday in spite of the hard situation. Though the mood was depressed, bombs fluttered around the Vadász utca, it was dangerous enough to make a stay in the assembly room upstairs, many were curious about the evening holiday. The holiday was introduced by the traditional candles lightning, then doctor Richtmann’s sermon came.
The audience in the assembly room listened to his words fighting against their tears and soundlessly. You might see the piety of the festive hour what they didn’t feel a long time ago. Then Teri Gács, the excellent poetess came. Or rather she would have come, but, even then, when she wanted to begin reciting one of her ad hoc poems – The List 7800 –, a bomb fell to the firewall of the next house with great noise. The Glass House trembled, a huge amount of plaster streamed from the ceiling to the necks of the audience.
I wasn’t at home, I came back late at night from the Szabadság square. Some good friends led by Arthur Weiss waited for me in the small room. In the corner some nutshells, oil and wicks in each, were lined up on a stick which was put on a chair. One by one I lit the small oil lamps. I will never forget that holiday feeling what descended upon us, and I will even less forget the dinner what my wife made on this occasion. She took out some potato lángos from the pot under the table which I didn’t know how she had fried, and, especially, from what she had fried. Especially as that there wasn’t any potato in the Glass House since months. There was a little fat on the cold lángos. I never eat so delicious potato lángos since then.”
(from the book of Mihály Salamon: “Keresztény” voltam Európában. [I was a "Christian" in Europe])
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: 1944, Christmas, Hanukkah, Holidays, love, peace, Second World War, siege of Budapest, tolerance
The winter of 1944/45 wasn’t an age of peace, happiness and love. Millions were in arms in Europe and the Far-East. Some parts of the world were waking up from the hell of the war, and some parts were waiting for the fulfillment of their fate.
Budapest, the capital of Hungary became a battlefield. It was decided that it would be sacrificed on the altar of the war – as Leningrad, Stalingrad or Warsaw were. The operations on Hungarian territory began in September, but the Soviet Army encircled Budapest only during the Holidays.
Hundreds of thousands listened to the sounds of arms as the front approached their homes. Tens of thousands were crowded in the Last Ghetto of Europe in Budapest. Thousands and thousands of people had to hide.
The Christmas candles were the bullets. The silent nights were loud because of the artilleries, guns and cannons. The “holiday dinner” was overshadowed by the fear that they would run out of food, water and other supplies.
The people were waiting for the future with fear and doubtfulness and hope of survival. The latter would have been the greatest present for them. We hope that we, our contemporaries and successors never have to live through anything like that.
We must never forget what was happened then. And we mustn’t let it happen again. All the people have the right to live in peace, happiness and love.
We wish a Happy Hanukkah, a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays every people in the World!






