Glass House (Budapest)

Glass House (Budapest)

During the Holocaust, the Swiss diplomat Carl Lutz helped Jews in Budapest in many ways, including protection at the legendary Glass House ("Üvegház"). At one time, about 3,000 Jews found refuge at the Glass House and in a neighboring building from large numbers of Hungarian fascist, antisemitic murderers and the German Naziscite book
last = Braham
first = Randolph L.
coauthors = Scott Miller
title = The Nazis' Last Victims: The Holocaust in Hungary
publisher = Wayne State University Press
date = 1998
pages = 143-144
url = http://books.google.com/books?id=X3lrJHcsY9sC&pg=PA144&lpg=PA144&dq=glass+house+budapest&source=web&ots=fWP3uKi3O0&sig=xEq5eUVa0BTEWJfODlg8kzDtCLU#PPA144,M1
isbn = 0814330959
] . The Glass House also had a broader impact because it was used as a headquarters by the Jewish youth underground which saved many lives.

The building is located at 29 Vadász Street, not far from the large and well known Bazilika church and Hungary's Parliament.

References

* Jeffrey Thomas, [http://news.findlaw.com/wash/s/20061214/200612141656091.html "Memorial Unveiled at U.S. Embassy in Budapest,"] USINFO, 14 December 2006.


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