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Rabbi Mihaly Duschinszky sings a prayer at the reopening of the Rákospalota Synagogue in Budapest, September 17, 2026 (EMIH)
'We have a historical responsibility to reclaim them'
Hungary’s abandoned synagogues are finding new life — and attracting new congregants
By Zev Stub
After decades of secular use, two historic Budapest synagogues have reopened as part of a Chabad-led effort to reconnect Hungarian Jews with their heritage
Vienna Jews celebrating the renovation of the Stadttempel synagogue walk a new Torah scroll through the streets, Vienna, Sept. 9, 2026. (IKG/Rosa via JTA)
October 1, 2026, 11:19 am
Amid uncertain times, European Jews renovate old synagogues, dedicate new Torahs
In Vienna, Leipzig, Budapest and cities across the continent, local Jews are working to restore houses of worship to former glory despite rising antisemitism, say it’s a ‘sign of resilience’
By Toby Axelrod
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands after a press statement at the Carmelite Monastery in the Buda Castle in Budapest, Hungary, April 3, 2025. (AP/Denes Erdos)
April 12, 2026, 4:59 pm
Post-Orban Hungary will not expose Israel to more EU pain, though support may ebb
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
By Nava Freiberg
Adam LeBor, author of 'Last Days of Budapest.' (Courtesy Zoltan Tuba)
April 22, 2025, 2:38 am
New book portrays a chaotic Budapest just before the Holocaust reached Hungary
‘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
By Robert Philpot
Omri Miran (center) from Kibbutz Nir Oz, with his wife Lishay (left) and daughter Roni; Omri was taken captive by Hamas terrorists to Gaza on October 7, 2023 (Noa Sharvit/Courtesy)
April 7, 2025, 3:22 am
‘His name is Omri Miran’: PM panned after failing to name Hungarian-Israeli hostage
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
By Nava Freiberg
Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks with the media after registering his name as a candidate for the June 18 presidential elections at elections headquarters of the Interior Ministry in Tehran, Iran, May 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
May 8, 2024, 9:04 pm
Jewish groups decry visit of Iran’s Ahmadinejad to Hungarian university
Two congregations urge school to reconsider giving Holocaust-denying ex-president platform; Israel calls invitation a ‘grave insult’ to Hungarian Jewish victims of genocide
By AFP
People holding Israeli flags pose for a photo at Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oswiecim, Poland, May 6, 2024 during the annual Holocaust remembrance event, the 'March of the Living' in memory of the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust victims. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
May 6, 2024, 3:36 pm
At Auschwitz, Holocaust survivors scarred by October 7 march in a show of resilience
Despite the existential fears triggered by the onslaught, Israel remains a safe haven, the survivors and their relatives say during March of the Living
By Canaan Lidor
Marhu Teferi celebrates after his second place finish in the men's marathon during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, August 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
August 27, 2023, 12:59 pm
Israel’s Marhu Teferi wins silver in men’s marathon at World Athletics Championships
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
By ToI Staff and AFP
Worshipers hold morning services outside the locked doors of the Kazinczy Street Synagogue in Budapest, Hungary, July 21, 2023. (David Kelsey/JTA)
August 21, 2023, 9:51 pm
In Hungary, Orthodox Jews fight over a Chabad bailout some see as a ‘Trojan horse’
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
By Canaan Lidor
Participants march during the 28th Budapest Pride parade in Budapest, Hungary, July 15, 2023. (Tamas Kovacs/MTI via AP)
July 16, 2023, 5:32 pm
Israel refuses to sign joint statement slating Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ laws – report
Foreign Ministry official quoted saying Jerusalem seeking to avoid ‘attack’ on allied government; Lapid says coalition ‘taken hostage by extremist minority of fanatics’
By ToI Staff and AP
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September 19, 2022, 7:47 pm
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By Aviva Blumstein
Rabbi Slomo Koves stands inside the Star of David-shaped elevated corridor at the House of Fates Holocaust museum, housed in a former railway station that deported Jews to concentration camps, seen in Budapest, Hungary, on August 27, 2021. (Cnaan Liphshiz/JTA)
November 26, 2021, 10:52 am
Budapest’s new $30m Holocaust museum sits in limbo as Hungary debates its contents
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
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Children examine a Torah scroll as it is carried into the Vorosmarty Street Synagogue in Budapest, Hungary, August 27, 2021. (Cnaan Liphshiz via JTA)
September 3, 2021, 1:19 pm
2 new synagogues open in Hungary, bringing rival Jewish groups together
‘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
By Cnaan Liphshiz
George Soros speaking in Berlin, September 10, 2012. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images via JTA)
April 2, 2020, 12:53 am
George Soros donates $1.1 million to Budapest for coronavirus preparation
Mayor of Hungarian capital says aid from Jewish philanthropist vilified by right should be seen as a generous gesture, warning critics against ‘offensive misinterpretations’
By Marcy Oster
Illustrative: People attend a ceremony that commemorates the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Budapest Jewish ghetto in Dohany Street Synagogue in Budapest, Hungary on January 19, 2020. (Tibor Illyes/MTI via AP)
January 19, 2020, 6:55 pm
Hungary commemorates 1945 liberation of Budapest ghetto
At ceremony at Dohany Street Synagogue, rabbi speaks of ‘ambivalent feelings’ surrounding anniversary, which contains pain and mourning, but also ‘celebration of life’
By Pablo Gorondi
Agnes Keleti, former Olympic gold medal winning gymnast, demonstrates her flexibility as she poses for a photo with her son Rafael at her apartment in Budapest, Hungary on January 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Laszlo Balogh)
January 9, 2020, 4:15 pm
Oldest living Olympic champ, a Holocaust survivor, turns 99
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
By Pablo Gorondi
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