The Times of Israel

Post-Orban Hungary will not expose Israel to more EU pain, though support may ebb

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:59:26 +0000

Longtime premier's backing has helped blunt Europe's ire, sparking concerns ahead of center-right rival's win, but his replacement is unlikely to significantly curtail ties with Jerusalem

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New book portrays a chaotic Budapest just before the Holocaust reached Hungary

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 23:38:28 +0000

'Last Days of Budapest' by Adam LeBor features oblivious politicians, Zionist forgers, courageous diplomats and murderous priests in a sad but true history of the Hungarian capital

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‘His name is Omri Miran’: PM panned after failing to name Hungarian-Israeli hostage

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:22:18 +0000

PM talks to wife of Omri Miran after referring to him as 'the Hungarian hostage' on social media; father says premier's office didn't respond to family's request to meet with Orban

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Jewish groups decry visit of Iran’s Ahmadinejad to Hungarian university

Wed, 08 May 2024 18:04:27 +0000

Two congregations urge school to reconsider giving Holocaust-denying ex-president platform; Israel calls invitation a 'grave insult' to Hungarian Jewish victims of genocide

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At Auschwitz, Holocaust survivors scarred by October 7 march in a show of resilience

Mon, 06 May 2024 12:36:27 +0000

Despite the existential fears triggered by the onslaught, Israel remains a safe haven, the survivors and their relatives say during March of the Living

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Israel’s Marhu Teferi wins silver in men’s marathon at World Athletics Championships

Sun, 27 Aug 2023 09:59:08 +0000

31-year-old achieves Jewish state's best-ever placement at the event, raising hopes ahead of Paris Olympics; Lonah Chemtai-Salpeter finishes fourth in women's race

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In Hungary, Orthodox Jews fight over a Chabad bailout some see as a ‘Trojan horse’

Mon, 21 Aug 2023 18:51:10 +0000

Some members of the cash-strapped MAOIH Orthodox community view the assistance by a Chabad-affiliated competitor as a takeover, while others say it's their congregation's lifeline

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Israel refuses to sign joint statement slating Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ laws – report

Sun, 16 Jul 2023 14:32:30 +0000

Foreign Ministry official quoted saying Jerusalem seeking to avoid 'attack' on allied government; Lapid says coalition 'taken hostage by extremist minority of fanatics'

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An exhilarating dive into 1000 years of European Jewry in Budapest’s Ashkenazium - Sponsored Content

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 16:47:26 +0000

Intense, intellectual, immersive Jewish studies: Why the Ashkenazium is an increasingly attractive destination for an MA

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Budapest’s new $30m Holocaust museum sits in limbo as Hungary debates its contents

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 08:52:16 +0000

Though completed in 2015, the grandiose building with its towering Star of David remains empty amid an ongoing stalemate between two arms of the Jewish community and the government

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2 new synagogues open in Hungary, bringing rival Jewish groups together

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 10:19:46 +0000

'It’s better that the synagogue lives than to have it remain disused as it has been for decades,' chief of MAOIH says of shul it owns that group linked to Chabad will operate

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George Soros donates $1.1 million to Budapest for coronavirus preparation

Wed, 01 Apr 2020 21:53:31 +0000

Mayor of Hungarian capital says aid from Jewish philanthropist vilified by right should be seen as a generous gesture, warning critics against 'offensive misinterpretations'

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Hungary commemorates 1945 liberation of Budapest ghetto

Sun, 19 Jan 2020 16:55:19 +0000

At ceremony at Dohany Street Synagogue, rabbi speaks of 'ambivalent feelings' surrounding anniversary, which contains pain and mourning, but also 'celebration of life'

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Oldest living Olympic champ, a Holocaust survivor, turns 99

Thu, 09 Jan 2020 14:15:47 +0000

Budapest resident Agnes Keleti is a winner of the Israel Prize as well as 10 medals in gymnastics — including 5 golds — at the 1952 Helsinki Games and 1956 Melbourne Games

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PM’s son speaks at event hosted by Hungarian accused of Holocaust distortion

Thu, 31 Oct 2019 21:08:12 +0000

Yair Netanyahu reportedly rails against George Soros during gathering put on by historian Maria Schmidt, whose involvement in local museum prompted Yad Vashed to boycott it

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