Israel’s ambassador to Hungary said this week that the anti-Semitic views of a leading Hungarian lawmaker recalled the period of Adolf Hitler’s rise to power in the 1930s.
Speaking at a ceremony honoring 19 Hungarians who helped save Jews during World War II, David Kraus condemned the views put forward by Istvan Csurka, deputy head of the country’s ruling political party, the Hungarian Democratic Forum.
Csurka has openly criticized Jews, warning that the “dwarf minority” is threatening to take over Hungary. His views have been carried in Magyar Forum, the newspaper of the Democratic Forum, and in a regularly scheduled Sunday radio program.
Kraus spoke at a ceremony at the Budapest Jewish Community Center recognizing non-Jewish Hungarians who helped Jews during the Holocaust.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
