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
judoIsraeli judo pair strike gold at top tournament in HungaryIzhak Ashpiz, who is just 18, triumphs along with Raz Hershko at the Budapest competition in the run-up to the World ChampionshipsBy Ben Conway1 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
HungaryHungary will arrest Netanyahu if he visits, says new PMPéter Magyar announced an about-turn in Budapest’s policy towards the Israeli prime minister after promising to rejoin the International Criminal CourtBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
HungaryHungary to rejoin ICC after Magyar wins landslideOutgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had pulled his country out of the court over the arrest warrant issued against his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin NetanyahuBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
HungaryProgressive Jews raise alarm over new US ambassador to Hungary’s links to Israeli far-rightBen Landa is awaiting Senate confirmation but some Jewish groups are concerned that he may not provide space for disagreement over IsraelBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Hungary bans Kneecap for three years over alleged ‘antisemitic hate speech’The anti-Israel rap trio was due to perform at the Sziget Festival next month, but their concert will not go aheadBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||July 24, 2025 13:46
The 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||February 19, 2025 10:32
Agnes Keleti, Holocaust survivor and Olympic champion dies at 103The Hungarian-Israeli was the most successful Jewish female athelete in Olympic historyBy Imogen Garfinkel3 min read||January 2, 2025 16:22
Jewish Olympic legend Ágnes Keleti dies at 103The Holocaust survivor's journey from Nazi persecution to Olympic glory made her one of the most inspiring Jewish sports figures of the 20th century.By Adi Nirman1 min read||January 2, 2025 12:30
Gifted violinist and survivor of the Budapest Ghettto, György PaukA Holocaust survivor who developed a unique flair for musicBy Gloria Tessler4 min read||November 29, 2024 00:00
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 New York chef whose Hungarian-Jewish cookbook reinvents his grandmothers’ melting pot mealsRestaurateur Jeremy Salamon’s new book shares the kitchen magic of his beloved grandmothersBy Victoria Prever3 min read||October 1, 2024 15:32
Inside the battle for control of Hungary’s Orthodox Jewish establishmentA long running dispute to set to come to court next monthBy Felix Pope6 min read||August 29, 2024 12:02
Alex Soros urges Biden to 'take action' to 'protect Israeli democracy' amid judicial reformsSoros, who is from a Hungarian Jewish family, spoke out in a letter to the US presidentBy Richard Percival 2 min read||August 8, 2023 14:42
