Híd a jelen sivárságából a múlt verőfényéhez : monarchianosztalgia a két világháború közötti budapesti zsidóság körében

In terms of the manifestations of the Jewish population’s loyalty towards the Austro-Hungarian state there were differences between the Jewry in Habsburg-Austria and in Hungary. While the former were expected to display a dynastic loyalty, the latter were expected to identify with the modern notion of the Hungarian nation. The Budapest-based Neolog Israelite weekly, Egyenlőség ascribed the continuing existence of peace between the peoples and denominations of the Monarchy to the Dynasty. It made the Dynasty appear to be an institution above nations and religions which alone was destined to preserve the unity of the Empire. Between the two world wars loyalty to the common state and empire was replaced with the faith the peoples of the successor states placed in their own uniqueness. Loyalty to the Dynasty was replaced with new attachments in Cen-tral Europe after the war. Neolog Jewry identified with the national pain caused by the Trianon peace treaty. Besides loyalty to the Hungary of the Horthy era, the image of dualist Hungary appeared in the press as the counter-example to the loss of territory at Trianon and the antiSemitic phenomena. This nostalgia was manifested in a longing for the dynasty and the destroyed Monarchy. Old Hungary, the dynasty and the Hungarian Jew loyal to it figured in this context. However, numerous social and cultural phenomena, as well as internal Jewish discourse can only be interpreted within a general Central European framework. In their communication German language publications and the institutional elite who made passage possible played a significant role. Looking at German language Jewish papers as well, the essay studies the expectations of the power elite, the political reports of the civil society and the religious interpretations of Juda-ism adapted for the present