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Alex Soros urges Biden to 'take action' to 'protect Israeli democracy' amid judicial reforms
Soros, who is from a Hungarian Jewish family, spoke out in a letter to the US president
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Why have Hungarian Jews been locked out of their synagogue?
Two Orthodox Jewish communities have clashed over ownership of a Budapest shul
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How Dov Forman reunited Lily Ebert with her brother's lost book
The great-grandson of the Holocaust survivor travelled to Hungary to rescue an 80 year old book of Exodus
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Meet the Jewish maestro on a mission to rip up the Proms rulebook
Jewish-Hungarian conductor Iván Fischer to tell audience to choose the programme for concert
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George Soros passes control of multi-billion dollar foundation to son Alexander
Soros, who is from a Hungarian Jewish family, said his son 'deserved it'
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Tens of thousands of Chasidic Jews flood tiny Hungarian town for ‘miracle rabbi’ pilgrimage
50,000 Jews travelled to Bodrogkeresztur, a town with only 1000 residents
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Ignore the grim stats about Eastern European Jews
In the context of the communist legacy, relatively low observance rates are really good news
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Deborah Lipstadt condemns Hungarian Premier Viktor Orban for evoking 'Nazi' ideology
His comments on mixed-race people prompted the resignation of his Jewish adviser
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The Hungarian paradox: Jews thrive despite the strongman regime
There is renaissance of Jewish life in the country despite Viktor Orbán’s authoritarian rule
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