Hungarian Embassy in Israel Organises Conference on Kosher Food Production Hungary's embassy in Tel Aviv organised a conference on the production and market opportunities of kosher-certified food on Tuesday. At... 2021.05.05.
Fate of Controversial Turul Statue Near Arrow-Cross Killings Still in Limbo For now the Turul statue in the 12th district (Hegyvidék) will not be removed. Although originally it was erected to... 2021.02.02.
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... 2021.01.27.
Ágnes Keleti, Oldest Living Olympic Champion Turns 100 Five-time Olympic champion, Hungarian gymnast Ágnes Keleti, reached her 100th birthday. Not only one of the most successful Hungarian athletes,... 2021.01.11.
Israeli Ambassador: Hungary One of the Safest Places for Practicing Jews Hungary is virtually the only place where practicing Jewish people can walk around without having to fear anything, said Yacov... 2020.12.22.
Deputy PM: EU Court Infringes on Religious Rights of Europe’s Jewish Community Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén has accused the European Court of Justice of infringing on the religious freedoms of... 2020.12.19.
Former Jobbik MEP Csanád Szegedi Charged with Fraud The public prosecutor's office has charged former opposition Jobbik MEP Csanád Szegedi and seven accomplices with defrauding the European Parliament's... 2020.12.11.
Hungary Now Safest Place in Europe for Jews – Rabbi Köves at the Hungary at First ‘Site’ Conference Hungary is probably the safest place for Jews in Europe at the moment, said Chief Rabbi of the Unified Hungarian... 2020.11.18.
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... 2020.10.08.
Jobbik MP Accused of Anti-Semitism by Ruling Parties Tibor Nunkovics (Jobbik) has been accused of open anti-Semitism by Miklós Soltész (KDNP - Christian Democrats) following a controversial sign... 2020.07.15.
“Jews in Hungary are safe, but there would be a lot more to do” – Interview with Péter Kirschner Hungarian Jews can live in safety, their cultural live are thriving, but there would be a lot more to do,... 2020.04.08.
Jewish Cemetery Vandalised in Southern Hungary Tombstones of the Jewish cemetery of Kiskunfélegyháza, in southern Hungary, have been vandalised and severely damaged, the Mazsihisz Jewish community... 2020.03.12.
Hanukkah Celebrated in Buda Castle "Festivals should make us more appreciative of the little wonders of everyday life: the smile of our children, the gentle... 2019.12.24.
Washington Times Opinion: Hungary Safe and Welcoming for Jews In an opinion piece published in rightist daily Washington Times, Danube Institute senior fellow Lee Cohen praises the Orbán government for... 2019.12.13.
Jewish Life in Hungary – Hungary at First ‘Site’ Conference Budapest is now a secure place, where Jewish people don't have fear physical attacks anymore - both lecturers agreed this... 2019.10.24.
Transylvanian Jewish Hungarian Photographer Erdélyi Shows Life ‘In Double Minority’ Minority fate defined Transylvanian Jewish journalist and photographer Lajos Erdélyi's life. His exhibition, dubbed 'In Double Minority,' that was supported... 2019.09.24.
Hungary Has the Most Jewish Descendants After Israel In comparison to the number of residents, after Israel, Hungary has the most residents of Jewish origin, outnumbering even the... 2019.08.14.
Volunteer Initiative Seeks to Gather More Photos of Holocaust Six hundred thousand Hungarian Jews fell victim to the Holocaust, yet only about 900-1000 photographs are available from the era... 2019.06.28.
Historian: Hungary’s Occupation by Nazis in 1944 Was Calculated by the USA and Great Britain to Reduce Their Western Forces In reference to data found in the Washington archives of US military intelligence, Indiana University's Hungarian historian László Borhi claims... 2019.03.19.
Chief Rabbi Slomó Köves: “Anti-Semitism is in Decline in Hungary” In an interview with left-liberal weekly 168 Óra, Chief Rabbi of the Unified Hungarian Jewish Congregation (EMIH)—one of the leading... 2018.12.04.
Anti-Semitism Has No Real Base in Budapest, Mayor Says Anti-Semitism has no real base in Budapest, István Tarlós, the city's mayor, said on the first day of Hanukkah in... 2018.12.03.
