Plans call for the buildings to be used for general cultural purposes.
The Jewish character of the buildings will be maintained as memorials to Jewish communities destroyed in the Holocaust. The synagogue in the town of Kunszentmarton, south of Budapest, will be used as a cultural center, including a concert hall and gallery. The baroque synagogue in Mad, in northeastern Hungary, is expected to be used as a memorial, museum and educational center. The Kunszentmarton synagogue, built during 1911 and 1912, combines traditional Jewish symbolism with Hungarian folk designs and art nouveau style. The synagogue functioned as a house of worship until 1964, when Hungary's official Jewish community organization sold it.