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Israeli chess player expected a forfeit, her Iranian opponent showed up
Yarden Bloch said she had assumed the game would not take place because Iranian athletes have often been prevented from competing against Israelis.
Budapest: Spa hotel, Jewish heritage, and Danube nights
Prime Minister Netanyahu's son speaks at Hungary's CPAC conference, praises PM Orban
Budapest becomes unexpected haven for Israelis as post–Oct. 7 migration surges
IDF officers learn about Herzl, leadership in Budapest
The "Leadership Sees the Future Journey," as the program is called, deals with the importance of formulating a Zionist vision even today.
Sagi Muki loses to Iranian Saieid Mollaei in Grand Slam judo competition
Even though Muki was eliminated from the competition, he and Mollaei showed mutual respect and the two hugged each other after the fight.
Ukrainian refugees celebrate personal exodus during Passover
The Jewish Agency's main Passover Seder took place at the Jewish emergency center in Warsaw, Poland, while another one took place in Budapest for thousands of Jewish refugees from Ukraine.
Jews in Hungary, Moldova, Poland Celebrate Purim with Ukrainian Refugees
Even if not physically, we can fight the war spiritually,” Chief Rabbi Shlomo Köves said.
77 Hungarian Holocaust survivors honored on 77th anniversary of liberation
Starting on Monday, January 17 and running for 77 consecutive hours, testimonies from survivors will play on their new website – with a new video being released every hour.
Budapest’s new $30m Holocaust museum sits in limbo
The story of the museum, whose temporary name is the House of Fates, underlines how the legacy of the Holocaust keeps Jews from being fully integrated into Hungarian society.
Budapest’s only kosher fast food joint hungrily awaits the return of Israeli tourists
László Györfi, 51, recently opened a significantly cheaper, no-frills burger shop that he says is the Hungarian capital’s only kosher fast food joint.
The resurrection of Orthodox Jewry in Budapest
Like in the prophetic vision of the Valley of Dry Bones, Orthodox Judaism springs back to life in Hungary.
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.
