Frostig House

The house is a striking example of interwar modern architecture. Designed by the architect Artur Szalatnai-Slatinský, the building was constructed in 1934-1936 for a successful goldsmiths’ company, Frostig Brothers. This was later renamed as the First Slovak Manufacture for Gold and Silver Production, and subsequently Aryanized during the Holocaust. One of the original partners, Izidor Frostig, survived wartime incarceration at the Sereď camp and re-established the company after the war. The company was soon nationalized by the Communists and Frostig was allowed to continue working here. In January 1952, he was arrested and accused of hiding gold and other precious metals. The state security service organized an exhibition of “Frostig’s treasure” in the Tatra Hotel. Contemporary press reports recounted his alleged economic crimes, and the Communist regime staged a show trial at which the falsely accused man was sentenced to death. Izidor Frostig was executed in Bratislava on November 17, 1952.