HolocaustScottish parliament honours Christian matron who died at Auschwitz after refusing to abandon Jewish schoolgirlsJane Haining, who was arrested by the Nazis in Budapest in 1944 and sent to the death camp, had the option to return to Britain but chose to stay with her pupilsBy Hayley Cregor2 min read
HungaryHistoric Budapest synagogue shuttered by Nazis opens for first time since the HolocaustFamily members of the synagogue's founding rabbi, Michael Dushinsky, attended the rededication ceremonyBy Hayley Cregor2 min read
HungaryJewish ‘Queen of chess’ Judit Polgár declines nomination for Hungarian presidentPolgár said she doesn’t have the strength to ‘unite a divided nation’By Daniel Ben-David1 min read
HungaryShe’s Jewish, the best female chess player of all time – and could be Hungary’s next presidentPrime Minister Peter Magyar said his nomination of Judit Polgár was an attempt to place an admired, non-partisan public figure in the roleBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read
By Adam LeborThe image that made Hungarian Jews breathe a sigh of reliefPéter Magyar, Hungary’s prime minister elect, wore a kippah as he paid tribute to Shoah victims – but Orbán will be missed in Jerusalem4 min read
HolocaustThe Jews who dressed as Nazis to hunt them downThe barely known story of how the Budapest wartime Jewish resistance tricked their persecutors, the fascist Arrow CrossBy Adam Lebor8 min read
Division on the Danube: how the battle over Hungary’s Jewish past rages onChabad’s proximity to a government that has sought to bury Hungary’s compliticy in the Shoah has raised eyebrowsBy Jane Prinsley6 min read||October 22, 2024 17:40
The Pendragon Legend, review: Upper-class chomps and femmes fatales pitched into dark country-house thrillerI was bowled over by this rediscovered work of master novelist Antal SzerbBy David Herman2 min read||July 31, 2024 17:01
