Budapest
Hungary expels 10 Russian diplomats, foreign minister says in major break from Viktor Orban era
"(Those expelled) were engaged in activities in Hungary that are unacceptable for diplomats under the Vienna Convention," Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orban said in a statement.
Europe’s summer heatwave reveals Ice Age mammoth bones, sunken Nazi relics in receding Danube River
Is Israel the Jewish state that Theodor Herzl dreamed of? – opinion
Hungarian opposition party Fidesz's office raided by prosecutors, party claims
Destroyed by Nazis, Hungarian synagogue to reopen after 70 years
The building will also serve as the new home of the World Jewish Congress Hungary office.
Yosef Kleinman, youngest survivor to testify at Eichmann trial, dies at 91
Kleinman was one of 110 witnesses at the 1961 trial of Eichmann, and at 31 was the youngest. His testimony was about the fate of Jewish youths at Auschwitz.
Budapest's Jewish Quarter is being destroyed
A few days ago, news that one of the oldest houses in the Jewish district of Budapest will soon be demolished spread like wildfire on social media, sparking outrage.
'Hungary has zero tolerance for antisemitism,' Budapest's minister says
"It is important to emphasize that Budapest has the third largest Jewish community in Europe, and the second largest synagogue in the world," Justice Minister Judith Verga asserted.
Pain still acute as Hungary's Jews mark liberation of Budapest ghetto
Budapest today boasts a large and vibrant Jewish community, but antisemitism remains a persistent problem. Nearly 20% of people dislike Jews, according to a 2018 CNN poll.
Neo-Nazis tried to torch Jewish center in Budapest, activists say
In 2017, far-right activists filmed themselves placing posters reading “Stop operation Soros” on the message board of Aurora.
Reporter’s Notebook: Finding Raoul Wallenberg in Budapest
Visages of once vibrant life can be found across the Jewish quarter
New synagogues inaugurated in memory of Danube Holocaust victims
600,000 letters in each Torah represent the 600,000 victims of the massacre.
Reporter's Notebook: Shabbat on the 'wrong side' of Budapest
Buda might be the smaller Jewish community of Hungary’s capital, but it was the right side to be for a warm welcoming Shabbat.
5 men tell Hungarian cantor and his wife they ‘belong in the gas chamber’
Police began a search using closed circuit television footage, Szombat reported.