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Rabbi Asher Faith carrying a Torah scroll into the the Buda Castle Synagogue in Budapest, Hungary of Sept. 6, 2018. (Márton Merész)

Jewish communities returning to their origins in Budapest’s quiet western district

Once abandoned by Jews for the bustling city center, the leafy part of the Hungarian capital is seeing a flowering of Jewish life.

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Chabad of Hungary gets status upgrade from government

The elevation comes at a time of conflict between Chabad and other Jewish groups over how to deal with the current right-wing government.

2 new synagogues open in Budapest

Hungary has about 100,000 Jews, by far the largest Jewish community in Central Europe.

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In Eastern Europe, Holocaust museums are missing from key historical sites

Polish Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich delivering a speech in Warsaw, Poland on Jan. 2019 (Mateusz Wlodarczyk/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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A clash between Jews in Krakow highlights growing acceptance of Chabad in Europe

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Hungary’s Holocaust museum will address complicity, Jewish managers say

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In Hungary, a Jewish community political fight taints effort to bury Holocaust victims

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Sweep of the Danube riverbed finds no bones of Holocaust victims

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Hungary pledges $3.4 million to fight anti-Semitism in Europe

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Hungary’s Holocaust museum triggers bitter conflict between Jewish groups

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