Budapest
Soaking in Budapest: Thermal tradition, Jewish legacy, and a city reborn after dark
Long before domes, synagogues, and ruin bars, there were springs. Budapest sits on more than 120 natural thermal sources. Romans channeled them. Later rulers built over them.
Terrorist released in Schalit, Oct. 7 hostage deals to give Hungary, Spain talks
Israeli chess player expected a forfeit, her Iranian opponent showed up
Budapest: Spa hotel, Jewish heritage, and Danube nights
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.
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.
Sagi Muki loses to Iranian Saieid Mollaei in Grand Slam judo competition
Even though Muki was eliminated from the competition, he and Mollaei showed mutual respect and the two hugged each other after the fight.
Ukrainian refugees celebrate personal exodus during Passover
The Jewish Agency's main Passover Seder took place at the Jewish emergency center in Warsaw, Poland, while another one took place in Budapest for thousands of Jewish refugees from Ukraine.
Jews in Hungary, Moldova, Poland Celebrate Purim with Ukrainian Refugees
Even if not physically, we can fight the war spiritually,” Chief Rabbi Shlomo Köves said.
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.
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.
Budapest’s only kosher fast food joint hungrily awaits the return of Israeli tourists
László Györfi, 51, recently opened a significantly cheaper, no-frills burger shop that he says is the Hungarian capital’s only kosher fast food joint.
The resurrection of Orthodox Jewry in Budapest
Like in the prophetic vision of the Valley of Dry Bones, Orthodox Judaism springs back to life in Hungary.
