It is in the Exploration That One Finds Themselves and Their Humanity
The purpose of the Foundation is to explore Margit’s Misner Politzer’s life, a life that would have been forgotten were it not for this project. It is a life that is to be celebrated for her compassion, generosity, and unique contributions in transcending all the vicissitudes of her time with strength, courage, and love.
Margit Misner Politzer
Changing the world is possible. We’ve done it before.
Margit was born into a Jewish family of privilege at a time of enlightenment, expansion, and progress. It was a time when Hungary, and particularly Budapest, was respected around the world for its leading scientists, physicians, and poets. Budapest was a world-class intellectual and cultural center. And Margit was the strength behind a well-respected Jewish family who had done much to promote social justice, religious tolerance, economic freedom, medical progress, and basic human dignity.
To explore Margit’s life is to learn about our own lives, as we navigate the tremendous changes and uncertainty in our lifetime. It is only in finding the truth of who we are that we move forward to be all that we can be. It is only in finding our truth that we can appreciate and celebrate our differences, knowing that we are all one. And it is only in embarking on that journey that we find our truth.
The vision of the Margit Misner Politzer Foundation is to inspire each of us to embark on our own journey.
Andras Gyekiczki
Researcher
A box containing pictures, letters, and documents (mostly in Hungarian) was recently found. Translation of these letters and documents prompted research into Margit Misner Politzer’s life and lead to a treasure trove of stories dating from the mid 18th century. The family tree and its many branches included doctors (one world reknowned), lawyers, Talmudic scholars, famous historians and writers, grain merchants, bankers, foreign exchange and stock exchange brokers, real estate investors, artists, art critics, art collectors, and musicians.
Historical research is under the direction of András Gyekiczki, an eminently qualified Hungarian lawyer, sociologist, and scholar. In 2012, András together with the late László Rajk (designer of the Oscar-winning film “Son of Saul”) created a nationally and internationally acclaimed exhibition on the Jewish history of his hometown Pápa in the west of Hungary. The exhibition, “Our Forgotten Neighbors”, was on display in the synagogue of Pápa, in Budapest, in Los Angeles, and in Washington, DC.
Rumbach Street Synagogue
The Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives is creating a cultural community center in the newly renovated Rumbach Sebestyén Street synagogue in Budapest. Three rooms will be dedicated to telling the Politzer/Misner/Ambrus/ Virány story as it exemplifies the Hungarian nations’ life and fate through the 250-year story of this remarkable Hungarian Jewish family. The exhibit is expected to open in the fall of 2020.
Budapest, Rumbach Sebestyén u., 1074 HungaryFor more information on the Margit Misner Politzer Foundation contact:
margitmisnerpolitzerfoundation@gmail.com
or
LindaB@Piedmontgrp.com.
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