Posts Tagged: Hungary Jews
The Most Important Lesson From Hungary’s Jewish Past
When my father died, he left me his prayer books and a beautifully bound tabletop book, entitled “The Gold Album”- printed in Budapest, Hungary, in 1938. Feeling nostalgic, I recently...
Hungary and Israel Partner on Joint Science Society
Ramat Gan - In order to advance scientific cooperation between Israel and Hungary, the Hungarian-Israeli scientific society was formally established at Bar-Ilan University this week. Through...
Despite Anti-Semitism, Hungarian Camp Shows Signs of Vibrant Jewish Life
JNS.org - The 70-year-old, post-Holocaust taboo of expressing anti-Semitic views started to break down over the last several years in Hungary, where 100,000 Jews...
Europe Must Wake Up!
Europe needs to wake up to the threat posed by anti-Semitism. Sure, it thinks it's awake, but, in reality, only partially. The problem is bigger and deeper...
Why the Jews Must Leave Hungary (and Europe)
It is time for Europe's able-bodied Jews to start thinking about relocating to places where their safety will be less endangered than in countries that...
American Jews Must Wake Up to Anti-Semitism of Hungary’s Jobbik Party
JNS.org - When one in five people in a key European state votes for a neo-Nazi party, you might expect a furious response from...
17% of Hungarians Are Anti-Semitic, Study Says
JNS.org - Anti-Semitism in Hungary is high but declining, according to a new survey whose findings were presented at a memorial ceremony in Budapest...
Israel Summons Hungarian Ambassador Over Growing Anti-Semitism
JNS.org - The Israeli Foreign Ministry summoned Hungary's newly appointed ambassador to the Jewish state, Andor Nagy, to express "deep concern" over rising anti-Semitism...
Hungarian Jewish Group Considering Physically Preventing Jobbik From Protesting at Former Synagogue
JNS.org - The Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities (Mazsihisz) is considering sending people to physically prevent Hungary's ultra-nationalist Jobbik party from holding a rally...
Planned Holocaust Monument Angers Hungarian Jewish Groups
JNS.org - The Hungarian government is planning to erect a memorial statue in honor of the country's 1944 Nazi occupation. Hungarian Jewish critics view...
Hungary Promises Crackdown on Anti-Semitism
JNS.org - Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics vowed to "crack down" on anti-Semitism in his country through legal and political means during a conference...
Hungarian Government Develops Program to Counter Country’s Rising Anti-Semitism
The Hungarian government has prepared a comprehensive program which it hopes can begin to reverse the trend of rising anti-Semitism in the country,...
Hungarian Church Seeks to Defrock Pastor After wife’s Anti-Semitic Speech
The Hungarian Reformed Church is trying to defrock Lorant Hegedus, a Protestant pastor, for participating in a radical right-wing rally during which his...
World Jewish Congress: Hungarian PM Not Doing Enough to Combat Anti-Semitism
Times of Israel - Prime Minister Viktor Orban did not go far enough in condemning the anti-Semitism that has reared its head in ...
