205 result(s) for jews in hungary
WJC Welcomes Hungary’s Decision On Hóman Statue
- 18 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
World Jewish Congress head Ronald S Lauder has welcomed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s recent decision not to use public funds to erect a monument to Horthyera minister Bálint Hóman in Székesfehérvár, in western Hungary. “Orbán’s clear statement on this matter comes very late, but it is nonetheless welcome.
Jewish Federation, US Organisations Protest Against Planned Wartime Minister Statue
- 10 Dec 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary (Mazsihisz) will organise a traditional Hanukkah celebration at the site of a planned statue of Bálint Hóman, a Horthy-era minister, in Székesfehérvár, in central Hungary, at the weekend, the federation’s president said. “In a democratic country like Hungary there is no place for a statue for an anti-Semitic person,” András Heisler told a press ...
US Congressmen Protest Against Hungary’s Hóman Monument
- 8 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Leaders of the Unites States Congress bipartisan task force against anti- Semitism have voiced protest against Hungary’s plans to erect a monument to Horthy-era minister Bálint Hóman, the New York-based Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported. In a letter to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the body expressed “deep concern” about the monument, planned to be put up in central Hungary’s Székesfehérvár ...
Israel Recognises Hungarians Helping Jews During Holocaust
- 30 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Sándor Pintér, Hungary’s interior minister, and Israeli ambassador to Hungary Ilan Mor handed over Israel’s Righteous Among the Nations honours to Hungarians helping Jews during WWII, at a ceremony in Budapest. In his address at the ceremony, Pintér voiced the Hungarian state’s commitment to protecting each of its citizens from “murderous intent, external enemy or internal treason”.
Budapest Road Named After Spanish Diplomat Who Saved Jews During Holocaust
- 19 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A road in Aquincum, in the third district of Budapest, was named at a ceremony after Angel Sanz Briz, a Spanish diplomat who saved the lives of Jews during the Holocaust. Addressing the ceremony, Gergely Gulyás, deputy speaker of parliament, noted that the diplomat saved over 5,000 Hungarians. As such, he was the embodiment of the Spanish saying “Do good, regardless of whom you do it to,” Gulyás ...
US Freedom Of Religion Report Gives Mixed Assessment Of Hungary
- 15 Oct 2015 4:30 AM
- current affairs
The US Department of State’s latest report on religious freedom issued on Wednesday established that Hungary’s constitution guaranteed the freedom of religion. The report, however, made critical remarks on the deregistration of religious groups and other issues. It said that the constitution provides for freedom of religion, separates church and state, and stipulates that religious communities ...
Holocaust-Era Documents Found In Budapest
- 22 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 5,000-7,000 pages of documents from the 1940s were recently discovered during the renovation of a flat on Kossuth tér. The documents provide information about the forced relocation of Jewish residents of Budapest’s 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th Districts to houses marked with a yellow star.
Eleni Kounalakis: Hungary’s Xenophobic Response
- 8 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Op-ed piece written by former US ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis published by the New York Times on September 6th, 2015.
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
Xpat Opinion: Humanity Delivers To Budapest
- 8 Sep 2015 5:30 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: What an incredible difference. Keleti station seemed largely vacant as we first entered the initial passageway. Further progressing into the vast area, tents were here and there, and people still lying on the ground. But something was distinctly different. Aside from the lack of bodies you had to sidestep through, there was a distinct feeling of elation. The intense, heaviness we ...
WJC Welcomes Hungary’s Decision On Hóman Statue
- 18 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
World Jewish Congress head Ronald S Lauder has welcomed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s recent decision not to use public funds to erect a monument to Horthyera minister Bálint Hóman in Székesfehérvár, in western Hungary. “Orbán’s clear statement on this matter comes very late, but it is nonetheless welcome.
Jewish Federation, US Organisations Protest Against Planned Wartime Minister Statue
- 10 Dec 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary (Mazsihisz) will organise a traditional Hanukkah celebration at the site of a planned statue of Bálint Hóman, a Horthy-era minister, in Székesfehérvár, in central Hungary, at the weekend, the federation’s president said. “In a democratic country like Hungary there is no place for a statue for an anti-Semitic person,” András Heisler told a press ...
US Congressmen Protest Against Hungary’s Hóman Monument
- 8 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Leaders of the Unites States Congress bipartisan task force against anti- Semitism have voiced protest against Hungary’s plans to erect a monument to Horthy-era minister Bálint Hóman, the New York-based Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported. In a letter to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the body expressed “deep concern” about the monument, planned to be put up in central Hungary’s Székesfehérvár ...
Israel Recognises Hungarians Helping Jews During Holocaust
- 30 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Sándor Pintér, Hungary’s interior minister, and Israeli ambassador to Hungary Ilan Mor handed over Israel’s Righteous Among the Nations honours to Hungarians helping Jews during WWII, at a ceremony in Budapest. In his address at the ceremony, Pintér voiced the Hungarian state’s commitment to protecting each of its citizens from “murderous intent, external enemy or internal treason”.
Budapest Road Named After Spanish Diplomat Who Saved Jews During Holocaust
- 19 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A road in Aquincum, in the third district of Budapest, was named at a ceremony after Angel Sanz Briz, a Spanish diplomat who saved the lives of Jews during the Holocaust. Addressing the ceremony, Gergely Gulyás, deputy speaker of parliament, noted that the diplomat saved over 5,000 Hungarians. As such, he was the embodiment of the Spanish saying “Do good, regardless of whom you do it to,” Gulyás ...
US Freedom Of Religion Report Gives Mixed Assessment Of Hungary
- 15 Oct 2015 4:30 AM
- current affairs
The US Department of State’s latest report on religious freedom issued on Wednesday established that Hungary’s constitution guaranteed the freedom of religion. The report, however, made critical remarks on the deregistration of religious groups and other issues. It said that the constitution provides for freedom of religion, separates church and state, and stipulates that religious communities ...
Holocaust-Era Documents Found In Budapest
- 22 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 5,000-7,000 pages of documents from the 1940s were recently discovered during the renovation of a flat on Kossuth tér. The documents provide information about the forced relocation of Jewish residents of Budapest’s 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th Districts to houses marked with a yellow star.
Eleni Kounalakis: Hungary’s Xenophobic Response
- 8 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Op-ed piece written by former US ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis published by the New York Times on September 6th, 2015.
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
Xpat Opinion: Humanity Delivers To Budapest
- 8 Sep 2015 5:30 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: What an incredible difference. Keleti station seemed largely vacant as we first entered the initial passageway. Further progressing into the vast area, tents were here and there, and people still lying on the ground. But something was distinctly different. Aside from the lack of bodies you had to sidestep through, there was a distinct feeling of elation. The intense, heaviness we ...