Some CDE chapters by then demanding the full restitution of assets confiscated in the Holocaust , addressing Groza a memorandum on the matter . In response to such calls , Groza insisted that " the Jews can not ask for privileges just because they are Jews " , disseminating rumors that most Jews were speculators , and asking for left-wingers among them to concentrate on combating their " outrageous lifestyle " . The CDE was successful in obtaining other concessions , such as the exemption of former concentration camp inmates from service in the Romanian Army or steps to release Jewish inmates from the Red Army 's captivity . While the despoliation question remained unresolved , CDE cadres were also involved in responding to antisemitic violence , as well as in denouncing alleged Holocaust perpetrators , including football coach Ferenc Rónai and teacher Sava Dumitru . They made efforts to collect data about specific pogroms , including one in Vișeu de Sus , and staged a burial ceremony for soap bars assumed to be made from human fat . However , Kohn 's CPED , integrated as a CDE section in 1946 , also championed reconciliation with the Hungarian community . At a MADOSZ rally in 1946 , Kohn spoke of the special cultural connection between the two communities — as noted by historian Attila Gidó , his speech featured a relativisation of the Holocaust in Hungary
antisemitic violence
Anti-Jewish violence in Central and Eastern Europe, 1944–46
Jewish Democratic Committee