The Shoes on the Danube Bank is a memorial in Budapest, Hungary. Conceived by film director Can Togay, he created it on the west bank of …
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Feb 11, 2025
Deeply moving memorial on the river bank respectfully done. Thankfully everyone visiting was quiet. Easy to find along the riverbank from the parliament buildingFull review by I4996RBjoannap
Feb 1, 2025
Really impactful and hard hitting. Thought provoking. Lots of flowers and gifts left by people paying their respects Recent additions of yellow ribbons for those affected by genocide in Gaza. All…Full review by 645gaylec
Jan 27, 2025
The shoes are along the Danube River a little off the Parliament buildings. There were yellow ribbons and flowers on them. It was really beautiful and along the river even more beautiful. We were the…Full review by mamaminx
This memorial is to the 20,000 Jews who were shot on the shores of the Danube by the Hungarian Arrow-Cross (Nylas), an official arm of the Hungarian government. While some non-Jews would have suffered this fate, namely those that had the amazing courage to try to help Jews, an offence punishable by immediate execution, this execution process was intended exclusively for Jews as part of the genocide that was passionately supported by the Hungarian Arrow-Cross. The absence of the mention of Jews on the plaques is an example of the whitewashing by the Hungarian government of the role of the Hungarian Arrow Cross in the Jewish genocide of WWII. The presence of a plaque in Hebrew is evidence of the true history represented by the Shoes but very few people who visit the memorial would understand its significance.