WP4


WP4 – Transcarpathia (Ukraine)

6 November 2026 In-situ KMTT

Topic

The life and role of the Jewish population of Transcarpathia within Transcarpathian society c conference

Objectives

Let's learn about the life of Jews in Transcarpathia and their role within the Transcarpathian community. Target group: Young people aged 18-30, survivors, their descendants, those interested in the topic.

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Program description

The Life and Role of the Transcarpathian Jewish Community in Local Society

Conference Program

6 November 2026 (Friday)
Place: Ukraine, Makkosjanosi, Hotel Helikon

09:00–09:30
Registration
09:30–10:00
Welcome addresses
Section 1
History, Population and Collective Memory
10:00–10:20

István Molnár D.

Ferenc Rakoczi II Transcarpathian Hungarian University, Associate Professor, PhD

From Demographic Growth to Tragedy: Changing Spatial Patterns of the Jewish Population in Transcarpathia (1870–1944)

10:20–10:40

Gyula Kosztyó (online presentation)

Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County Archives of the National Archives of Hungary, Archivist; Institute for Violence Research, Researcher; PhD

The Holocaust in Transcarpathia

10:40–11:00

Margit Kész és Barnabás Kész

Ferenc Rakoczi II Transcarpathian Hungarian University, Associate Professors, PhD

Jewish-Hungarian Coexistence in the Collective Memory of the Inhabitants of Ugocsa Settlements

11:00–11:20
Coffee break
Section 2
Jewish Cultural, Religious and Architectural Heritage
11:20–11:40

Otokár Kaszinecz

Mukachevo State University, Assistant Professor

Mukachevo - The Palestine of Transcarpathia.

11:40–12:00

Nikolett Rozgonyiné Drotár

University of Tokaj, Associate Professor, PhD

Hegyalja was once the center of Hasidic Judaism, and today, Olaszliszka is an exemplary development of international Jewish religious tourism

12:00–12:20

József Tarpai

Ferenc Rakoczi II Transcarpathian Hungarian University, Associate Professors, PhD

Jewish Architectural Heritage of Transcarpathia: Past, Present, and Preservation

12:20–13:30
Lunch
Panel Discussion I
The Jewish Community of Transcarpathia in the Memory of Transcarpathians
13:30–15:00

Moderator:

József Tarpai

Ferenc Rakoczi II Transcarpathian Hungarian University, Associate Professors, PhD

Discussion participants:

Dr. Tamás Goldberger

doctor, local historian, and researcher of the history of the Jewish community of Berehove

József Weisz

President of the Shalom Foundation, Berehove

15:00–15:15
Coffee break
Panel Discussion II
The Jewish Community of Transcarpathia in the Memory of Transcarpathians
15:15–16:45

Moderator:

András Mester

President of the Transcarpathian Hungarian Tourism Council

Discussion participants:

Sándor Milován

Honorary President of the Cultural Alliance of Hungarians in Sub-Carpathia (CASH); a Transcarpathian participant in the 1956 Hungarian Revolution

Béla Popovics

Founding President of the Transcarpathian Hungarian Scout Association; art historian

László Kovács

retired art collector

16:45–17:00
Closing remarks
17:00
Dinner and wine tasting

We reserve the right to change the program.


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