Hungary

Hungarian music festival bans Spanish hip-hop group for defacing Israeli flag

“The actions of the group Tribade are against our cherished values of welcome and respect and we deeply condemn this hateful stunt,” wrote organizers of the festival, which is one of the largest in Europe.

By Cnaan Liphshiz August 16, 2022 12:44 pm

In Hungary, a palace tied to political scandal becomes Jewish refugee camp

The Balatonőszöd facility, where a Socialist leader confessed his party’s corruption, will house hundreds in exile from across the Ukrainian border.

June 28, 2022 2:43 pm

Refugees with Jacuzzis: The surreal life of 200 Jews at a 4-star resort in wartime Ukraine

The luxurious amenities at the Jewish Irshava camp do little to counter the uncertainty of life in a war zone.

April 11, 2022 11:16 am

Hungarian Jews celebrate the opening of a new synagogue in Budapest on Aug. 27, 2021. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

More Orban or a party with a neo-Nazi record? Hungary’s Jews don’t like their choices in this week’s election.

By Cnaan Liphshiz April 1, 2022 11:24 am

Rabbi Jacob Werchow presents geese slaughtered by his team on Csengele, Hungary on Sept. 29, 2021. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

Hungary is Europe’s unlikely leader in kosher foie gras production. That gives Viktor Orban an advantage.

By Cnaan Liphshiz December 14, 2021 1:11 pm

Hungarian Jews protest ‘gay propaganda law’

By Cnaan Liphshiz June 25, 2021 12:36 pm

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, left, speaks during a press conferencw tih Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and their Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban in Jerusalem, Israel on March 11, 2021. (GPO)

Czech prime minister opens Jerusalem embassy office on COVID-related Israel trip with Hungarian counterpart

By Cnaan Liphshiz March 12, 2021 10:23 am

Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén, second from left, meets with rabbis in Budapest, Hungary on Nov. 18, 2019. (EMIH)

Hungary calls EU’s ruling against kosher slaughter a ‘disgrace’

By Cnaan Liphshiz December 18, 2020 12:26 pm

Hungarian official retracts op-ed calling George Soros ‘liberal Fuhrer’

By Cnaan Liphshiz November 30, 2020 9:32 am

In Hungary, the left and the far right have united to defeat Viktor Orban. He says Jewish groups are giving them a pass on anti-Semitism.

By Cnaan Liphshiz October 16, 2020 3:05 pm

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