The village of Mád celebrates its Jewish heritage in this three-day festival at the beginning of July, Mádi Zsidó Napok in Hungarian. One of the highlights will be the superb folk band Muzsikás who will play from their album Máramaros: The Lost Jewish Music of Transylvania. The venue? The Copf-style synagogue voted among the 100 most beautiful in the world. The programme in Hungarian: Madi zsido napok 2016 programme.

Extract from Footsteps of the Wonder Rabbis:
The ties between Mád and Jewish culture are also represented in Hungarian language (the well-known saying “I am where the Jew of Mád is” is used in a situation when despite earnest effort, a work is left unfinished without any progress). Recently, the successful renovation of the Mád synagogue and the local Jewish cemetery, the largest in Hegyalja, symbolized the revival of Jewish culture in the region. The one-time rabbi’s house and the Talmud school have also remained. The buildings received an important role, as they are the beginning and the end of the ‘Trail of the Wonder-Working Rabbis’ pilgrimage route. The 150 km (93 miles) long route passes through 10 towns and villages (among them Abaújszántó and Tállya) as it winds its way through the Jewish memorial sites and the architectural heritage of Tokaj-Hegyalja. The route visits the graves of the late wonder-working rabbis, where their lives and legends are introduced to visitors.