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Samu Stern
Hungarian Jewish businessman, banker, advisor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Samu Stern[1][2] (Hungarian: Stern Samu; 5 January 1874 – 8 June 1946) was a businessman, banker, advisor to the royal court, and head of Hungary's Neolog Jewish Community from 1929 to 1945.
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Born | Samu Stern - Hungarian usage Stern Samu January 5, 1874 |
Died | June 8, 1946 (aged 72) |
Religion | Judaism |
Nationality | Hungarian |
Denomination | Neolog |
Synagogue | probably Dohány Synagogue |
Position | President |
Organisation | Hungary's Neologue Community |
After the March 1944 German occupation, Stern was a member of the German-created Jewish Council (Judenrat, Zsidó tanács) along with Orthodox Community leader Pinchas Freudiger. The Jewish Council was among recipients of the Vrba–Wetzler report, also known as the Auschwitz Protocols, the Auschwitz Report. It detailed the atrocities in Auschwitz.[3] Much like Rezső Kasztner (aka Rudolf), members of the Jewish Council failed to publicize the atrocities and warn the Jews of Hungary of their fate. Although Stern supported Jewish causes, he received criticism for dealing willingly with the German occupying authorities and their Hungarian collaborators.[4]