Hero or War Criminal? Regent Horthy and the Destruction of Hungarian Jews

Two-thirds of the Hungarian Jewish community was murdered between 1941 and 1945. Every tenth victim of the Holocaust was Hungarian, and every third victim of Auschwitz-Birkenau was deported from Hungary. In today's Hungary, the role of head of state Miklós Horthy in the plunder and deportation of hundreds of thousands of people is the focus of current debates over the memory of the Holocaust. What was Horthy’s responsibility? What options did he have? Moreover, why is the assessment of Horthy's role still so divisive in the 21st century? This presentation by Dr Gábor Kádár will attempt to answer these questions. Dr Kádár has been conducting historical research and has been participating in digital humanities projects for 15 years.

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk//am52233?id=EVENT472282