Michalovce (Hungarian- Nagymihaly) is a town in northeast Slovakia. Prior to the end of World War I, the town was part of Hungary. Between the end of World War I and the beginning of World War II, the town was part of the of Czechoslovakia. In 1941, the Jewish community numbered about 4,000 (about 30% of the total population). From May, 1942, about 2,000 Jews were deported to death camps. A Jewish community was reestablished after the war. Depicted in the postcard below is the synagogue of Michalovce, which was one of the most imposing buildings in the town.
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