We started the day off with a visit to the Holocaust museum. After discussing the history of the Hungarian Holocaust and the
Hungarians role in deporting their own Jewish citizens, we walked through the museum. The museum was very difficult to walk through. We saw several videos and images of the terrible conditions the Jewish population were put through. There were stories on the walls describing how horrifying the war time was. One example discussed a doctor using children as test subjects who would inject diseases into the children’s blood to see how they’d react. He favored twins especially and performed experiments on
them regularly. Next we went to an old and unrestored synagogue where we spoke with a local Jewish woman who explained more details of the Holocaust and answered any questions for us. We had a free afternoon to ourselves. Some of us explored the market while others visited the United States Embassy to meet with Ambassador Bell. A few students got dinner at a local restaurant called Kajahu. This restaurant had computers in the table to order, which was a very unique experience.
