Budapest

Deputy FM Sharren Haskel strengthens ties with Hungary in diplomatic visit

“Hungary and Israel are building a strategic partnership based on shared values, mutual interests and deep ties,” Hungary's European Union Affairs Minister Janos Boka said.

Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel alongside Hungary's Minister for European Union Affairs Janos Boka in Budapest, July 31, 2025.

The fashion chain that Israelis love has finally arrived in Budapest

Robert Capa

Jewish war photographer Robert Capa's life and work honored in Budapest

 The Empire State Building will shine with orange light following the Bibas family funeral.

Empire State Building, other int'l landmarks light up orange in honor of Bibas family


Italian fans turn backs during Israeli anthem, accuse Israel of Gaza genocide

During the Israeli national anthem at a soccer match in Budapest, Italian far-right fans protested, calling Israel's actions "genocide."

Outside of the Bozsik Aréna stadium in Budapest, 2-Apr-2023.

New Trend: Kosher holidays reducing need for canned goods

As demand grows for kosher travel options, more European hotels are providing kosher dining, eliminating the need to pack canned goods for observant travelers leaving their home country.


Grapevine: All about FOZ

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 THE FRIENDS OF ZION exhibition of 40 Holocaust survivors and the words they live by.

Budapest is undergoing a Jewish renaissance

JEWISH WORLD: Renewing a synagogue is always a good thing. It cannot be made for the occasional tourist or even streams of tourists, who are not the ones to stay and keep the community going.

 RABBI SHLOMO KOVES, chief rabbi of the Associations of Hungarian Jewish Communities, Chabad Hungary.

Jewish 'guerrilla' group mobilizes against takeover of historic synagogue

Representatives of Chabad have repeatedly rejected the allegation of a takeover of the Budapest synagogue.

 Worshippers hold morning services outside the locked doors of the Kazinczy Street Synagogue in Budapest, Hungary, July 21, 2023

Visiting the ghosts of Jewish Budapest

Budapest is an increasingly popular tourist destination for Israelis drawn by round-trip fares as low as NIS 260 for the three-hour direct flight from Tel Aviv.

 THE DOHÁNY Street Synagogue.

Jewish Israeli singer, Muslim Moroccan musician bring North African music to Budapest


Jews of Budapest, Hungary: The rise, fall of 'Judapest'

Jews were once the drivers of modernization in Hungary’s capital of Budapest, dominating its cultural and economic life. Then disaster struck.

 The Great Synagogue of Pest is said to be the largest synagogue in Europe.

KKL- JNF launches an outdoor unique exhibition of Israeli photographs

The exhibitions' opening ceremony was held with the participation of 7th district of Budapest's mayor and president of KKL-Hungary and Central Europe.


Budapest’s Chabad-run Milton Friedman University eyes a major expansion

The school, which goes by MFU, currently has about 700 full-time students, only about 15% of them Jewish. But thanks to a $22 million government grant awarded in May, the school is looking to expand.

 Budapest and the Danube River, August 29 2021.

IDF officers learn about Herzl, leadership in Budapest

The "Leadership Sees the Future Journey," as the program is called, deals with the importance of formulating a Zionist vision even today.

 20 IDF officers go to Budapest to learn about Zionism and leadership.