Hungarian jews
Budapest Orthodox Jewish women host 'Kosher & Chic' fashion show to redefine modest style
The models at the fashion show, held in a modern synagogue that also serves as a cultural center, were not professionals but members of one of Budapest’s growing Orthodox communities.
Harassing Christians undermines both Israel and Jewish history - opinion
Hungarian Jewish community extend olive branch to Magyar, including Orban allies
Viktor Orban will always be the man who kept Hungary’s Jews safe - opinion
Hungarian president Katalin Novák visits historic Mád synagogue
Constructed in 1795, the Mád synagogue is one of the oldest surviving synagogues in Hungary.
Hungary's Viktor Orbán is not antisemitic - opinion
It was an Orbán government that established the Memorial Day for the Hungarian Victims of the Holocaust and founded the Holocaust Museum.
A Holocaust survivor’s collection of over 1,000 miniature books speaks volumes of her resilience
Holocaust survivor Lilly Toth managed to amass a very small – yet very valuable – collection of 1,119 miniature books.
Ukrainian refugees celebrate personal exodus during Passover
The Jewish Agency's main Passover Seder took place at the Jewish emergency center in Warsaw, Poland, while another one took place in Budapest for thousands of Jewish refugees from Ukraine.
Hungary’s Orban wins election, declares victory over enemies – including Soros and Zelensky
Orban’s Fidesz party won 53% percent of the vote, enjoying an 18-point lead on the runner-up.
This maverick rabbi was a rising star in Hungary — until he criticized Israel
He accused Israel in a Facebook post of “slowly brewing” another Holocaust.
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.
Hungary is Europe’s unlikely leader in kosher foie gras
Europe’s two kosher foie gras factories aren’t in France, nor in England – instead, they are both in Hungary, where there are few Jews and kosher food is scarce.
Hungary’s Jews host outdoor Hanukkah ceremonies amid Omicron
Hungary’s Jewish community will continue celebrating the Jewish festival of lights with public candle lighting events held outdoors.
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.
