https://www.politzerfoundation.org/home daily 1.0 2020-01-17 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e21db8ba7a59536705540ab/t/5e21e927bfa4fd68f650d54a/1579356113855/Margit-WEB.jpg Home - Margit Misner Politzer Changing the world is possible. We’ve done it before. Margit was born into a Jewish family of privilege at a time of enlightenment, expansion, and progress. It was a time when Hungary, and particularly Budapest, was respected around the world for its leading scientists, physicians, and poets. Budapest was a world-class intellectual and cultural center. And Margit was the strength behind a well-respected Jewish family who had done much to promote social justice, religious tolerance, economic freedom, medical progress, and basic human dignity. To explore Margit’s life is to learn about our own lives, as we navigate the tremendous changes and uncertainty in our lifetime. It is only in finding the truth of who we are that we move forward to be all that we can be. It is only in finding our truth that we can appreciate and celebrate our differences, knowing that we are all one. And it is only in embarking on that journey that we find our truth. The vision of the Margit Misner Politzer Foundation is to inspire each of us to embark on our own journey. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e21db8ba7a59536705540ab/t/5e42cf0c6ddb43127772f825/1581436694372/WEB_20200116011.jpg Home - Andras Gyekiczki Researcher A box containing pictures, letters, and documents (mostly in Hungarian) was recently found. Translation of these letters and documents prompted research into Margit Misner Politzer’s life and lead to a treasure trove of stories dating from the mid 18th century. The family tree and its many branches included doctors (one world reknowned), lawyers, Talmudic scholars, famous historians and writers, grain merchants, bankers, foreign exchange and stock exchange brokers, real estate investors, artists, art critics, art collectors, and musicians. Historical research is under the direction of András Gyekiczki, an eminently qualified Hungarian lawyer, sociologist, and scholar. In 2012, András together with the late László Rajk (designer of the Oscar-winning film “Son of Saul”) created a nationally and internationally acclaimed exhibition on the Jewish history of his hometown Pápa in the west of Hungary. The exhibition, “Our Forgotten Neighbors”, was on display in the synagogue of Pápa, in Budapest, in Los Angeles, and in Washington, DC. https://www.politzerfoundation.org/contact-us daily 0.75 2020-01-18