For one man, the twin crises of October 1956 — the Hungarian revolt against the Soviets and the Suez War in Egypt — played a large role in determining his family history.
The second half of the 20th century was marked by crises that sparked waves of Jewish flight and immigration — but it was rare for two such crises to happen simultaneously, as happened in late 1956 with the Hungarian Revolution and the Suez Crisis
El Salvador’s Jews are disappointed that their country has decided to move its embassy in Israel from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, but say it won’t affect their relations with the government or with the country’s large Palestinian community.
