Honouring Raoul Wallenberg: A hero’s legacy

Not many in Sydney’s Jewish community would know that on a small traffic island on the corner of Queen St and Edgecliff Road in Woollahra there is a memorial dedicated to Swedish Holocaust hero Raoul Wallenberg, who during 1944 and 1945 saved thousands of Jewish lives in Hungary. Read more

A visit to Germany and Hungary

My father had a lifelong enmity for Germany. Read more

Israeli Foreign Minister: Hungary to open embassy in Jerusalem

Hungary will become the first European Union member state to open an embassy in Jerusalem, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen announced in Budapest on Wednesday. Read more

‘Cholent Festival’ brings Jewish culture to Hungary via food, music, traditions

Thousands of people took part in the Sixth Hungarian ‘Cholent Festival’ (“Sólet” in Hungarian) at the Újbuda outdoor theatre in Budapest before the start of the High Holidays, organized by the Chabad Lubavitch organization Association of Hungarian Jewish Communities (EMIH). Read more

The case of Hungary: Anti-Semitism without violence

Is it possible for a country to be the locus of widespread antipathy towards Jews while simultaneously maintaining relatively low levels of antisemitic hate crime? A newly published report by the Jewish community in Hungary demonstrates that it is. Read more

Hungary only EU country to send diplomat to Israel-UAE treaty signing

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto is the only diplomat from the European Union planning to attend today’s signing in Washington for the Israel-United Arab Emirates peace deal, Reuters reported. Read more

Hungary recognizes Orthodox Jewish community for first time since World War II

The Hungarian government signed a special agreement with the Orthodox Jewish Communities Association (EMIH) to officially grant the country’s Orthodox community with “special status” for the first time since World War II. Read more

Welcoming Orbán doesn’t betray Israeli democracy

For those who like neat political theories with straight lines connecting the people they don’t like, the upcoming visit of Hungarian President Viktor Orbán to Israel provides some potent ammunition…writes Jonathan S. Tobin.JNS. Read more

Europe is not antisemitic, but there is antisemitism in Europe

Anti-Semitism in many parts of Europe is on the rise not because of government policies, but rather due to pervasive sentiments among various sections of the public, the most senior Jewish community professionals from France, Germany, and Hungary said this week at the World Jewish Congress’ 5^th annual National Community Directors’ Forum. Read more