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Budapest becomes unexpected haven for Israelis as post–Oct. 7 migration surges
Graffiti is a common sight in some alleys of Budapest, but in the Jewish Quarter, visitors may also unexpectedly spot memorial stickers for fallen IDF soldiers and October 7 massacre victims.
Herzl’s city, their future: Jewish teens renewed Zionist covenant in Budapest
Budapest police says 31-year-old woman wore a wig, posed as charity worker to kidnap newborn
Hungary to revoke scholarship of pro-Palestinian student who disrupted Israeli lecturer
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.
Destroyed by Nazis, Hungarian synagogue to reopen after 70 years
The building will also serve as the new home of the World Jewish Congress Hungary office.
Yosef Kleinman, youngest survivor to testify at Eichmann trial, dies at 91
Kleinman was one of 110 witnesses at the 1961 trial of Eichmann, and at 31 was the youngest. His testimony was about the fate of Jewish youths at Auschwitz.
Budapest's Jewish Quarter is being destroyed
A few days ago, news that one of the oldest houses in the Jewish district of Budapest will soon be demolished spread like wildfire on social media, sparking outrage.
'Hungary has zero tolerance for antisemitism,' Budapest's minister says
"It is important to emphasize that Budapest has the third largest Jewish community in Europe, and the second largest synagogue in the world," Justice Minister Judith Verga asserted.
Pain still acute as Hungary's Jews mark liberation of Budapest ghetto
Budapest today boasts a large and vibrant Jewish community, but antisemitism remains a persistent problem. Nearly 20% of people dislike Jews, according to a 2018 CNN poll.
