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Hungary pledges stable ties with Israel as Herzog meets President Baka, PM Magyar in Budapest
“Hungary has been a friend and an ally on this long and difficult path,” Israeli President Isaac Herzog said. It has a “clear and unequivocal policy of zero tolerance for antisemitism."
Herzog to travel to Hungary, meet with PM Magyar, at Netanyahu's request
‘Orphan,’ the new film by László Nemes, tells a bleak story of a Jewish boy in 1950s Budapest
Budapest Jewish community reopens, rededicates 100-year-old historic Rákospalota synagogue
77 Hungarian Holocaust survivors honored on 77th anniversary of liberation
Starting on Monday, January 17 and running for 77 consecutive hours, testimonies from survivors will play on their new website – with a new video being released every hour.
Budapest’s new $30m Holocaust museum sits in limbo
The story of the museum, whose temporary name is the House of Fates, underlines how the legacy of the Holocaust keeps Jews from being fully integrated into Hungarian society.
Budapest’s only kosher fast food joint hungrily awaits the return of Israeli tourists
László Györfi, 51, recently opened a significantly cheaper, no-frills burger shop that he says is the Hungarian capital’s only kosher fast food joint.
The resurrection of Orthodox Jewry in Budapest
Like in the prophetic vision of the Valley of Dry Bones, Orthodox Judaism springs back to life in Hungary.
Destroyed by Nazis, Hungarian synagogue to reopen after 70 years
The building will also serve as the new home of the World Jewish Congress Hungary office.
Yosef Kleinman, youngest survivor to testify at Eichmann trial, dies at 91
Kleinman was one of 110 witnesses at the 1961 trial of Eichmann, and at 31 was the youngest. His testimony was about the fate of Jewish youths at Auschwitz.
Budapest's Jewish Quarter is being destroyed
A few days ago, news that one of the oldest houses in the Jewish district of Budapest will soon be demolished spread like wildfire on social media, sparking outrage.
'Hungary has zero tolerance for antisemitism,' Budapest's minister says
"It is important to emphasize that Budapest has the third largest Jewish community in Europe, and the second largest synagogue in the world," Justice Minister Judith Verga asserted.
Pain still acute as Hungary's Jews mark liberation of Budapest ghetto
Budapest today boasts a large and vibrant Jewish community, but antisemitism remains a persistent problem. Nearly 20% of people dislike Jews, according to a 2018 CNN poll.
Neo-Nazis tried to torch Jewish center in Budapest, activists say
In 2017, far-right activists filmed themselves placing posters reading “Stop operation Soros” on the message board of Aurora.