Hungarian Holocaust forced-labor diary published in English
About 100,000 Hungarian Jewish men were conscripted into the munkaszolgálat and tens of thousands died before Germany occupied Hungary. József Bihari, who survived the Holocaust, documented his experiences in a handwritten diary, now available in…
Assessment
The publication of József Bihari's diary in English makes a firsthand account of the Hungarian forced-labor system accessible to a global audience. The scale of conscription and deaths before German occupation underscores a distinct phase of Holocaust persecution often overshadowed. This translation could prompt renewed scholarly and public engagement with the munkaszolgálat's legacy.