Hungary is to issue postage stamps featuring objects contained in the Hungarian Jewish Museum, marking the first appearance of stamps on a Jewish subject in the country’s history, the World Jewish Congress reported today.
According to the WJC, seven stamps comprise the series to be issued by the post office under the title of “Jewish Art in Hungary.” The announcement by Hungarian authorities said the stamps would “depict the most beautiful items of the Hungarian Jewish Museum.”
The announcement coincided with a wreath-laying ceremony at the memorial wall in the cemetery next to the Dohany Street synagogue commemorating the 40th anniversary of the liberation of the Budapest Ghetto. Radio Budapest reported that Imre Heber, president of the Jewish community, delivered a memorial speech at the commemoration attended by “representatives of the State Office for Church Affairs, other state party and social organizations, and representatives of the Soviet Embassy in Budapest.”
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