Andras Heisler

Hungarian supporters of the far-right Jobbik party participating in a nationalist march through Warsaw, Poland on Nov. 11, 2015. (Janek Skarzynski/AFP/Getty Images)

In Hungary, some left-wing Jews are ready to work with a far-right party led by a former neo-Nazi

Amid growing frustration with the Fidesz party’s hold on power, an unlikely alliance has emerged.

Scammers steal $437K from synagogue renovation project in Hungary

Fake phone calls and emails duped employees of the Mazshihisz Jewish federation.

Hungarian magazine publishes image of Jewish leader, money on cover

The image of Andras Heisler, head of the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities, or Mazsihisz, the country’s largest Jewish group, showed him surrounded by images of money.

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Hungarian Jewish leader returns state award in protest

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Budapest Jews split on whistleblowing leader with colorful past

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Budapest synagogue community boots ex-leader over government post

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In Budapest, young Jews angling for slice of communal pie

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Design of Nazi occupation statue etched in stone, Hungary’s Orban tells Jews

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Hungarian Jewish leader resigns

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