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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 deputy PM signs funding agreement to support Jewish community
The new funding agreement was referred to as "historic" by Tamás Róna, head of the Hungarian Jewish Prayer Association, noting it will help support Neolog Judaism for years to come.
Holocaust survivor gymnast and rabbi honored with Hungarian Order of Merit
Rabbi Shlomo Koves and Holocaust survivor gymnast Agnes Keleti are among this year's recipients of the prestigious order.
Jewish groups in Hungary fight over historic split of returned assets
The feud is the result of a 1991 law which offered compensation to existing Jewish communities for public assets such as synagogues from before the Holocaust.
Hungarian Jewish community marks 76-years from the Holocaust online
Holocaust survivors, public figures and Hungarian celebrities participated in a unique 76 hours of online education marking the liquidation of the Budapest Ghetto.
Israeli Ambassador to Hungary praises Viktor Orban's government
Ambassador Hadas-Handelsman called the relationship between the Orban government and Hungary's Jewish community strong.
Rival Hungarian Jewish leaders celebrate Hanukkah jointly to promote unity
Mester said the two federations are set apart by “different views and trends” but nonetheless are part of “one nation, one heart” working for common goals.
Jewish poet Louise Gluck wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Gluck’s paternal Jewish grandparents owned a grocery after settling in New York City.
The story of the Resistance Movement in Hungary
As we reflect 75 years after the end of World War II, we have much documentation about great resistance to the Nazis in many countries.
Hungary’s Jewish group expels rabbi who said Zionism causing new Holocaust
It’s an unusual development for Eastern and Central Europe, where leaders of Jewish communities are rarely expelled and seldom express acrimonious public criticism of Israel.
Hungary makes lockdown exception for Israeli kosher slaughterhouse workers
The initiative allows one of the only kosher slaughterhouses in Europe operating during the pandemic to remain open.
