Hungary News » Budapest News Hungary » Budapest » Social: 'The future of Hungarian Jewry’: Budapest opens synagogue run entirely by teens
The officer holders, board leaders, and event organizers are all local teens. The “oldest” regular worshiper at the sanctuary is youth community emissary Rabbi Tzami Bassman, who is in his early 30s.
News Hungary » Budapest » Social: Late invitations and spats leave Hungary’s 1956 commemoration with modest guest list
Hungarian PM Péter Magyar had hoped to host top leaders in Budapest for the 70th anniversary of the 1956 revolution. But last-minute invitations and spats with Paris and Kyiv kept Macron, Tusk and ...
News Hungary » Budapest » Social: In Budapest, President Herzog’s Voice of the People dialogue initiative closes its first chapter
Members of the group’s inaugural council pitch the Israeli president, their colleagues on programs to address the Jewish People’s gravest challenges ...
News Hungary » Budapest » Social: Hungary commemorates 70th anniversary of 1956 revolution against Soviet rule
On October 22, at the center of the commemorative event for the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and Freedom Struggle, hosted by the Hungarian Embassy in South Korea, a Hungarian flag ...
News Hungary » Budapest » Social: Hungary’s Unfinished Revolution: From Soviet Tanks in 1956 to Moscow’s Influence in Modern Europe
Soviet uprising with European leaders joining commemorations in Budapest, in a markedly different political setting after the defeat of Viktor Orbán's government.
News Hungary » Budapest » Social: Hungarian Journalists Feel the Pressure Lifting After Orbán’s Defeat
Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's election defeat in April ended a 16-year rule marked by media control and restrictions on press freedoms ...
News Hungary » Budapest » Social: In 1956, Moscow agreed to withdraw its troops from Budapest. One week later, it launched a 60,000-soldier operation to crush Hungary’s revolution.
On October 23, 1956, hundreds of thousands of Budapest residents took to the streets to demand political reforms, free elections, and the withdrawal of Soviet troops. Peaceful demonstrations quickly ...
News Hungary » Budapest » Social: Hungary's Christian LGBT community hopes Pope visit will heal social wounds
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's Christian LGBT community hopes a visit by Pope Francis to Budapest next week can help heal wounds in a deeply divided society amid an intensifying anti-LGBT campaign by ...
News Hungary » Budapest » Social: AP Exclusive: Hungary’s Magyar Vows Accountability for Orbán Era While Holding Firm on Migration
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar is actively pursuing former officials accused of corruption and power abuses ...
News Hungary » Budapest » Social: Hungary election winner will have to rein in social spending, S&P says
BUDAPEST, March 24 (Reuters) - The winner of Hungary's April 12 parliamentary election will have to take steps to rein in social spending to shore up state finances amid risks to an economic recovery ...
News Hungary » Budapest » Social: Israeli president visits Budapest, meets Hungarian counterpart
Video on social media showing absence of Israeli flags on Isaac Herzog’s motorcade suggests links to security concerns | Anadolu ...