Hungary

Author Dov Forman visits his great-grandma and muse in hospital after visiting her Hungarian birthplace

July 19, 2023, 1:49 pm

Lily Ebert’s great-grandson in Hungary to get her brother’s holy book

Dov Forman, 19, goes to the birthplace of his elderly relative, who survived Auschwitz, to help with a special hospital visit

By Jewish News Reporter

Rabbi Slomo Koves walks across the parking area of the House of Fates Holocaust museum in Budapest, Hungary on Aug. 27, 2021. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

June 5, 2023, 3:48 pm

OPINION: Hungry for recognition in Hungary

A report by the Anti Defamation League reveals 30% of Hungarians believe Jews are too influential on business: Derek Taylor details the great contribution of Hungarian Jewry to the world

By Derek Taylor

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (wikipedia/Source https://www.flickr.com/photos/9364837@N06/47013210012/ Author U.S. Department of State / [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain])

July 29, 2022, 4:00 pm

Orban rejects criticism after adviser resigns over ‘pure Nazi’ speech

The Hungarian prime minister defended saying 'we do not want to become peoples of mixed-race'

By Jewish News Reporter

Zsolt Bayer speaks at a session of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Balna cultural Centre of Budapest, Hungary on May 20, 2022. (Screenshot: YouTube)

May 26, 2022, 3:42 pm

Students’ chairman sets ‘the record straight’ on appearance with ‘antisemite’

Lord Wharton of Yarm, chairman of the Office for Students, was criticised by Jewish students for sending a video message to the Conservative Political Action Conference in Hungary.

By Jewish News Reporter

Lord Wharton delivers video speech to conference

May 23, 2022, 10:49 pm

UJS ‘concerned’ as Office for Students chair speaks at event featuring antisemite

Lord Wharton sent video message to Republican conference in Hungary, which platformed Zsolt Bayer a television talkshow host who previously called called Jews 'stinking excrement'

By Lee Harpin

Dov Forman, ambassador Ferenc Kumin and Lily Ebert

April 27, 2022, 1:01 pm

Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert presented with Hungarian honour

The 98-year-old, who grew up in Bonyahd, has been awarded Hungary’s Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit

By Jenni Frazer

Members of the Jewish community arrive for Friday evening prayers in the rebuilt Thokoly street synagogue in Budapest on June 5, 2020, as Budapest's synagogues reopen following a long closure due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by ATTILA KISBENEDEK / AFP) (Photo by ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP via Getty Images)

December 27, 2021, 8:48 pm

Hungary Jewish groups sorry for signing statement ‘sanctifying’ heterosexual marriage

'Joint Declaration of the Churches on the Holiness of Marriage' backed by the Mazsihisz umbrella Jewish group and the country’s non-Orthodox Neolog denomination

By JTA

Chocolate (Photo by Tetiana Bykovets on Unsplash)

September 22, 2021, 5:42 pm

Choc and awe! The very Jewish history of chocolate revealed…

A charity recipe explores how Jewish traders played a crucial role in introducing this beloved confectionary around the globe

By Alex Galbinski

September 8, 2021, 6:38 pm

Two new synagogues open in Budapest

One is situated in the bustling centre of Budapest, while the other is a 50-seat synagogue in an apartment building.

By JTA

August 12, 2021, 3:17 pm

Budapest cemetery clean-up after years of neglect

Young helpers from countries such as Israel, the US, Canada and Belarus have been busy reclaiming large sections of Kozma Street Cemetery from nature

By Jewish News

June 28, 2021, 5:24 pm

Hungarian Jews protest ‘gay propaganda law’

Jewish group said: 'No one should be labeled impure, be discriminated against and certainly not outlawed simply because of their orientation or identity.'

By JTA

May 27, 2021, 4:30 pm

Jewish groups urge PM to raise antisemitism in meeting with Hungary’s Orban

JLM and Masorti Judaism call on Boris Johnson to raise their 'deep concerns' over the targeting of Jewish groups and promotion of antisemitic conspiracies

By Lee Harpin

Hundreds of Chasidim were visiting the villag of Bodrogkeresztúr in northeast Hungary this week (Photo: Reuters)

April 16, 2021, 11:43 am

Hungarian mayor wants to keep Jews away from rabbi’s tomb — Chasidic leader

Hundreds of strictly-Orthodox Jews are visiting Bodrogkeresztúr to mark the yahrzeit of Yeshayah Steiner, but locals are worried about COVID-19

By Michael Daventry and Reuters

Istvan Kormendi, 97, who has been practicing medicine for well over 70 years (Photo: Reuters)

March 31, 2021, 11:52 am

VIDEO: The 97-year-old Holocaust survivor still working as a GP

Hungary's antisemitic wartime laws meant Istvan Kormendi had to attend medical school lectures illegally. Today, he's administering COVID-19 vaccines

By Reuters and Michael Daventry

January 18, 2021, 5:21 pm

Hungarian Jews mark anniversary of Budapest Ghetto’s liberation

Seventy-six hours of testimony from Holocaust survivors, music, documentaries films and videos shared to mark 76 years since the end of Nazi rule

By Jewish News Reporter

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