1993 · Hungary,Czech Republic,Ukraine · Munkács, Mukachevo · Subcarpathia
In 1690, Orthodox Jews (primarily from Poland) began settling in Subcarpathia. By 1939, the Jewish community of Munkács made up half of the town’s population and maintained a vibrant life.
It drastically changed with the introduction of discriminatory laws, ghettoization. After World War II, the remaining and diminished Jewish population of Subcarpathia faced even greater hardship due to the intensifying antisemitism.
![Israel, Mikveh Israel, Hanukkah, 1938, Benny Barzilay, [object Object], [object Object], [object Object], [object Object], Dokuforte #3186](https://d1gpvpdw24w4jv.cloudfront.net//eyJidWNrZXQiOiJkb2t1Zm9ydGUiLCJrZXkiOiJvXzFpOTFhaG01YTFzbDliZnVlNWYxcDR1MW45azQ0LnRpZiIsImVkaXRzIjp7InRvRm9ybWF0IjoianBlZyIsInJlc2l6ZSI6eyJ3aWR0aCI6MjQwfX19)
![Israel, Hanukkah at HaOgen, drawing by Sharga Weil. The menorah is handmade by Moshe Glanzman, the carpenter
With cooperation of Nadav Mann / Bitmuna, 1955, Dany Benshalom, Rafi Benshalom, [object Object], [object Object], [object Object], Dokuforte #3464](https://d1gpvpdw24w4jv.cloudfront.net//eyJidWNrZXQiOiJkb2t1Zm9ydGUiLCJrZXkiOiJvXzFpOXBpNHJpbjFudGYxb25rNWtoMmhvNzhtOS50aWYiLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJ0b0Zvcm1hdCI6ImpwZWciLCJyZXNpemUiOnsid2lkdGgiOjI0MH19fQ==)
![Israel, Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication, 1956, גידי רשף, [object Object], [object Object], Dokuforte #673](https://d1gpvpdw24w4jv.cloudfront.net//eyJidWNrZXQiOiJkb2t1Zm9ydGUiLCJrZXkiOiJmYzBhZmJmYy0yYjVlLTRkOWYtODBkZS05Y2Q5ZTVmOTY3MTgudGlmIiwiZWRpdHMiOnsidG9Gb3JtYXQiOiJqcGVnIiwicmVzaXplIjp7IndpZHRoIjoyNDB9fX0=)
![Israel, Eilon's kindergarten (Hanukkah celebration), 1974, Shmuel Brenner, [object Object], [object Object], [object Object], [object Object], [object Object], Dokuforte #4758](https://d1gpvpdw24w4jv.cloudfront.net//eyJidWNrZXQiOiJkb2t1Zm9ydGUiLCJrZXkiOiJvXzFpY282bWgybGF2bDEzOWg5cHQxNGozMW82cTUyLnRpZiIsImVkaXRzIjp7InRvRm9ybWF0IjoianBlZyIsInJlc2l6ZSI6eyJ3aWR0aCI6MjQwfX19)
![Hungary,Czech Republic,Ukraine, Subcarpathia, In 1690, Orthodox Jews (primarily from Poland) began settling in Subcarpathia. By 1939, the Jewish community of Munkács made up half of the town’s population and maintained a vibrant life.
It drastically changed with the introduction of discriminatory laws, ghettoization. After World War II, the remaining and diminished Jewish population of Subcarpathia faced even greater hardship due to the intensifying antisemitism., 1993, Kiss Ferenc, Kiss Ferenc, [object Object], [object Object], [object Object], [object Object], [object Object], Dokuforte #5078](https://d1gpvpdw24w4jv.cloudfront.net//eyJidWNrZXQiOiJkb2t1Zm9ydGUiLCJrZXkiOiJvXzFqMmkyNzMwbjF1MjFmNGt0ZXExNWc4Y2k0NW4uanBnIiwiZWRpdHMiOnsidG9Gb3JtYXQiOiJqcGVnIiwicmVzaXplIjp7IndpZHRoIjoyNDB9fX0=)
