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Europe’s summer heatwave reveals Ice Age mammoth bones, sunken Nazi relics in receding Danube River

Near Opatovac, Croatia,receding water levels have also begun to reveal a shows the wreckage of the Hungarian cargo ship Fulton which sunk in the Danube in 1937 while transporting coal.

A drone view shows people swimming near a sunken German warship from World War II, exposed due to low Danube River levels caused by drought and extreme heat, in Prahovo, Serbia, July 30, 2026.
The founder of political Zionism, Theodore Herzl, is buried on the mountain named after him in 1949.

Is Israel the Jewish state that Theodor Herzl dreamed of? – opinion

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during Hungary's National Day celebrations in Budapest

Hungarian opposition party Fidesz's office raided by prosecutors, party claims

A woman holds banners denouncing the Iranian regime, June 21, 2026; illustrative.

Israeli flags seen as Iranian diaspora denounces US-Iran MoU in worldwide embassy protests


Empire State Building, other int'l landmarks light up orange in honor of Bibas family

Last week, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced that 14 landmarks throughout the state would be lit orange in their honor.

 The Empire State Building will shine with orange light following the Bibas family funeral.

Italian fans turn backs during Israeli anthem, accuse Israel of Gaza genocide

During the Israeli national anthem at a soccer match in Budapest, Italian far-right fans protested, calling Israel's actions "genocide."

Outside of the Bozsik Aréna stadium in Budapest, 2-Apr-2023.

New Trend: Kosher holidays reducing need for canned goods

As demand grows for kosher travel options, more European hotels are providing kosher dining, eliminating the need to pack canned goods for observant travelers leaving their home country.


Grapevine: All about FOZ

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 THE FRIENDS OF ZION exhibition of 40 Holocaust survivors and the words they live by.

Budapest is undergoing a Jewish renaissance

JEWISH WORLD: Renewing a synagogue is always a good thing. It cannot be made for the occasional tourist or even streams of tourists, who are not the ones to stay and keep the community going.

 RABBI SHLOMO KOVES, chief rabbi of the Associations of Hungarian Jewish Communities, Chabad Hungary.

Jewish 'guerrilla' group mobilizes against takeover of historic synagogue

Representatives of Chabad have repeatedly rejected the allegation of a takeover of the Budapest synagogue.

 Worshippers hold morning services outside the locked doors of the Kazinczy Street Synagogue in Budapest, Hungary, July 21, 2023

Visiting the ghosts of Jewish Budapest

Budapest is an increasingly popular tourist destination for Israelis drawn by round-trip fares as low as NIS 260 for the three-hour direct flight from Tel Aviv.

 THE DOHÁNY Street Synagogue.

Jewish Israeli singer, Muslim Moroccan musician bring North African music to Budapest


Jews of Budapest, Hungary: The rise, fall of 'Judapest'

Jews were once the drivers of modernization in Hungary’s capital of Budapest, dominating its cultural and economic life. Then disaster struck.

 The Great Synagogue of Pest is said to be the largest synagogue in Europe.

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.