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Rabbi Peter Finali speaks at a synagogue in Budapest, Hungary in 2016. (Peter Finali/YouTube)

Hungary’s largest Jewish group expels rabbi who said Zionism is causing another Holocaust

Mazsihisz said it was cutting its ties because the rabbi “is more loyal in his writings to the enemies of Israel than to Israel.”

By Cnaan Liphshiz August 11, 2020 4:51 pm

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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.

November 18, 2019 8:53 am

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.

August 12, 2019 3:31 pm

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

By Cnaan Liphshiz July 29, 2019 3:49 pm

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

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

By Cnaan Liphshiz July 3, 2019 2:46 pm

In Hungary and Poland, Jews accuse their own communal leaders of playing the anti-Semitism card to avoid scrutiny

By Cnaan Liphshiz March 1, 2019 1:36 pm

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

By Cnaan Liphshiz January 21, 2019 4:28 pm

Hungarian magazine publishes image of Jewish leader, money on cover

By Marcy Oster December 2, 2018 11:02 am

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

November 28, 2018 5:14 am

Chabad Hungary joins Holocaust museum project boycotted by other Jewish groups

September 7, 2018 2:47 pm

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