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New synagogue inaugurated in Kecskemét

Monday, July 6th, 2020

A Jewish news portal welcomes the opening of the new synagogue and finds no problem with the fact that the Prime Minister’s name is inscribed on the inaugural marble plaque. READ MORE

Anti-Zionist reform Judaism gains momentum

Saturday, February 22nd, 2020

A conservative historian attributes the increasing popularity of anti-Zionist views in the main left-leaning Jewish organization to ideological and political considerations. READ MORE

Maccabi Games seen as a model for Hungarian identity building

Friday, August 9th, 2019

The leading pro-government daily lauds the European Maccabi Games organized in Budapest, and suggests that Hungary should also launch a similar global sports competition to strengthen Hungarian identity. READ MORE

Hungarian Jews are ‘safer’ than in western Europe

Wednesday, June 12th, 2019

A pro-government commentator claims that, thanks to the government’s migration policies, there has been no surge in anti-Semitic attacks in Hungary. While Jews are leaving Western Europe en masse, he writes, Hungarian Jews are safe. READ MORE

Hungary nearer to Israel than core EU countries, says Jewish leader

Friday, May 11th, 2018

The Chairman of the main religious organisation of the Jewish religious community writes that Hungarian Jewry could play a mediating role in relations between Israel and Europe. READ MORE