1986 — Hardcover, 8vo, xiii, 334, 56 pages, 11 pages of plates, illustrated, 24 cm. When the Nazis occupied Hungary on March 19, 1944, the seminary building was sacked. By admitting all applicants there were 174 students registered in 1944 it saved some young men from deportation. Ninety graduates and over 60 students died in the Holocaust. With the liberation of Hungary by the Russians in 1945, the seminary gradually rebuilt its life under the present government, though on a limited scale. It trained Hebrew teachers and expanded the Tarbut high school with special emphasis on modern Hebrew. It maintained contact with Jewish scholars the world over and remained the only rabbinical seminary in Eastern Europe, housing a 150, 000-volume library and serving students from neighboring countries into the 21st century (EJ, 2007) . SUBJECT(S) : Jewish learning and scholarship -- Hungary. Jewish scholars -- Hungary -- Biography. Jodendom. Seminaries. Orszagos Rabbikepzo-Intezet (Hungary) . Boedapest. English and Hebrew. Title on added title page: Bet ha-midrash le-rabanim be-Budapesht, 637-737. Includes bibliographies. Other Titles: Bet ha-midrash le-rabanim be-Budapesht, 637-737. Light wear. Very good condition. (Holo2-68-17)
