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Hungary: How politics and familiarity can make culture more open to Jews - interview
Association of Hungarian Jewish Communities (EMIH) public relations director Jonatan Megyeri defended Hungarian PM Viktor Orban's record of supporting the country's Jews.
Budapest becomes unexpected haven for Israelis as post–Oct. 7 migration surges
Hungary rejects European anti-Israel sentiments after foreign minister meets with Israeli official
Deputy FM Sharren Haskel strengthens ties with Hungary in diplomatic visit
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.
Memories of the Hungarian Revolution
By 1948, communists controlled by the Soviet Union gained total power over Hungary under the leadership of Matyas Rakosi, a symbol of tyranny and oppression.
Hungarian Jewish artifacts saved from auction block
19th and 20th-century Jewish records, many of which were from the era of Nazi occupied-Hungary, were purchased by the Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives and the National Library of Israel.
Hungarian Jews protest ‘gay propaganda law’
The Golem Theater, a Budapest-based institution that deals extensively with Jewish subjects and has many Jewish members, said on Facebook that it “stands against the propaganda law.”
This Hungarian coffee cake is even better than babka
Monkey bread is a yeasted cake with origins in the Hungarian Jewish community that came to the United States.
