Lecture
Charles Landau
Thursday 23.10.2025
Charles Landau
Great Jewish Cities: Budapest
Thursday 23.10.2025
How to watch
This lecture starts on 23 October at 5:00pm (UK).
Summary
In this lecture we visit the stunningly beautiful city of Budapest with its dark history. We will travel from the graceful Danube River etched with tragedy into the city’s magnificent buildings, including the Hungarian Parliament Building, the Dohány Street Synagogue, and the Glass House, where the Swiss diplomat Carl Lutz helped save thousands of Jews from the Holocaust.
Charles Landau
Charles Landau was educated at University College London and completed his MA through London University. He is a notable historian and an outstanding public speaker who has lectured on Jewish history and comparative religion. Charles is also a tour leader who has led groups to Warsaw, Kraków, Lublin, Berlin, Frankfurt, Rome, Prague, St. Petersburg, Cordoba, and Budapest, among many other destinations. He also writes for newspapers and journals, is a TV contributor, and an advisor on plays.