News tagged with: holocaust

77th Anniversary of Budapest Jewish Ghetto Liberation Commemorated

"Remembrance is a part of our shared future," András Heisler, the president of the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities (Mazsihisz),...

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Catholic Nun, First Female MP, and Righteous Among the Nations, Margit Slachta, Reburied in Budapest

Catholic nun, Margit Slachta, the first female member of the Hungarian parliament who rescued Jews in World War II and...

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97-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor of Hungarian Origin Becomes TikTok Star

With the help of her great-grandson, a Holocaust survivor of Hungarian origin, Lily Ebert, is sharing her story on TikTok....

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Three Ministers of Hungarian Origin in New Israeli Government

Three ministers of Hungarian origin will join the newly-formed Israeli government. Future prime minister, Yair Lapid, future defense minister, Benny...

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Press Roundup: Feud Between ATV and Klubrádió

Since Spirit FM, the online radio station twinned with ATV, has been provisionally authorised to broadcast on Klubrádió’s orphaned frequency,...

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Memorial Day of Hungarian Victims of Holocaust: ‘Main Lesson That Power Must Never Be Trusted Unconditionally’

Religious and political leaders on Friday marked the memorial day of the Hungarian victims of the Holocaust, emphasising the importance...

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DW Apologizes for ‘One-Sided’ Buda Castle Report

Deutsche Welle (DW), a German public television service, made a report in Hungary linking the reconstruction of the Buda Castle...

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Pope Francis Visits Hungarian Holocaust Survivor

Pope Francis paid a personal visit to the home in Rome of Edith Bruck, a Hungarian writer who survived the...

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Nazi Victim Football Player Commemorated in Budapest

István Tóth Potya, a Hungarian football player murdered by the Gestapo, was commemorated by the Ambassador of Israel and the...

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Holocaust Remembrance Day: President Áder Marks Day in Buda Castle Synagogue

President János Áder lit candles in the synagogue in Buda Castle, marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Slomó Köves, the leader...

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Holocaust Remembrance Day – Orbán: Lessons Learnt from ‘Dark Chapter’

Marking the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán addressed a letter to Ronald S. Lauder, President of the...

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Jewish Congregations Mark Anniversary of Ghetto Liberation

The Budapest Jewish Congregation (BSZH) and the Unified Hungarian Jewish Congregation (EMIH) are marking the 76th anniversary of the liberation...

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Spanish Diplomat Who Saved over 5,000 Jews Commemorated in Budapest

Commemorations were held in Budapest on Thursday to honour Spanish diplomat Ángel Sanz Briz, who saved the lives of some...

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Roma Holocaust Memorial Day Marked in Budapest

Roma Holocaust Memorial Day was marked in Budapest on Sunday, 76 years to the day after more than 3,000 Roma...

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Holocaust Remembrance Day: Justice Minister Places Candles and Flowers at Shoes on the Danube Embankment Monument

Justice Minister Judit Varga represented the government at a Holocaust commemoration on Thursday, Hungarian Holocaust Remembrance Day, placing pebbles, flowers...

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PM Orbán Represents Hungary at 75th Anniversary of Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp Liberation

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his wife Anikó Lévai represented Hungary at the event commemorating the 75th anniversary of the...

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day: ‘Anti-Semitism Again on the Rise Across the World’

Csaba Latorcai, state secretary at the human resources ministry, attended a commemoration marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day at Budapest's Holocaust...

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President Áder Meets Hungarian Holocaust Survivors in Jerusalem

President János Áder met Hungarian Holocaust survivors in Jerusalem on Thursday and told them about the Hungarian government's measures to...

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Gov’t Mantains Zero Tolerance against Anti-Semitism, Justice Minister Says in Auschwitz-Birkenau

The government maintains zero tolerance against anti-Semitism, Justice Minister Judit Varga said after an event in the former Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration...

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Budapest Ghetto Liberation Commemorated at Dohány Street Synagogue

A commemoration was held in Budapest's Dohány Street Synagogue on Sunday to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of...

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Raoul Wallenberg Award Presented to Six People

Hungary's Raoul Wallenberg Award was this year presented to six people in Budapest on Thursday. The award, named after the...

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