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Lecture

Trudy Gold
The Jews of Hungary, Part 2

Thursday 6.05.2021

Summary

Trudy Gold reflects on the complex history of Hungarian Jewry, emphasizing the challenges faced during and after World War I. She discusses the political and social turmoil in Hungary during the early 20th century, focusing on the actions of Hungarian political figures like Béla Kun and Miklós Horthy.

Trudy Gold

An image of Trudy Gold

Trudy Gold was the CEO of the London Jewish Cultural Centre and a founding member of the British delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). Throughout her career she taught modern Jewish history at schools, universities, and to adult groups and ran seminars on Holocaust education in the UK, Eastern Europe, and China. She also led Jewish educational tours all over the world. Trudy was the educational director of the student resources “Understanding the Holocaust” and “Holocaust Explained” and the author of The Timechart History of Jewish Civilization.