The Jews took an important part in forming our city, ever since the first trader, Mihály Pollack, settled there in 1781. The law allowed Jews to settle in Szeged from 1786. From then on, the jewish community grew rapidly. They built a Synagogue by 1803, (when they later needed a bigger one, they built a new synagogue, which is the fourth biggest in the world now), opened their own primary school by 1844, and in 1859, they became allowed to buy property anywhere in the city. By 1870, there were more than 3620 Jews living in Szeged.

After they became legally and politically equal to the people of other religions, the social status of the Jews grew fast.They shaped the economy, industry and public affairs of Szeged and the whole country. Several outstanding Jewish people appeared in the field of science, arts and literature, and after our city got destroyed in the Great Flood of 1879, they played a big role in rebuilding the city, thus shaping its beautiful sights.

By the first half of the 19th century, the Jewish community counted about 8000 members, however, in the Holocaust, altogether 8617 people were deported from the local Ghetto. Today, the Jewish community of Szeged is still alive, there were around 400 members in 2020.