After a good night's sleep in Kosice, we breakfasted at the Kosice community restaurant and headed north on our bus to Presov. We utilized the trip to hear from our guide Shlomo Tikochinsky about the history of the Jewish communities in Hungary and the surrounding areas. We heard about the Austro - Hungarian Emancipation, The formation of the Neolog reformed communities and the reaction of the Orthodox communities lead by the Rabbis affiliated with the Chatam Sofer, Rabbi Moshe Shreiber who split from the Neolog communities. We also heard about the status quo communities, who did not formally affiliate with either.
Presov, presently serves as the capital of the Presov Province in Eastern Slovakia. During the second World War, Kosice was seperated from the region and was turned over to the Hungarian Horty regime, while Presov became part of Slovakia.
Points to be developed later:
Visit to the the beautiful Nelogi Synagogue and compound in Presov/
The Orthodox Synagoue in Presov and the Judaica Museum.
Visit to the Orthodox Jewish cemetery in Presov, was locked.
Reuturn to Kosice and detailed tour of Kosice.
Sleep in Kosice.
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