Budapest

Israeli flags seen as Iranian diaspora denounces US-Iran MoU in worldwide embassy protests

Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi called for a week of protests to coincide with the week-long funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Activists flew pro-Pahlavi flags, along with Israeli flags at certain sites.

A woman holds banners denouncing the Iranian regime, June 21, 2026; illustrative.
THE HUNGARIAN Parliament Building at night.

Cruising the Danube from Budapest to Vienna through centuries of Jewish history - review

Human remains found in home of 30-year-old Budapest man.

Budapest man confesses to illicit use of remains after bones, heart, and human face found in home

Changing the guard at Budapest Castle

Budapest uncovered: Castle caves and thermal spas


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.

A World War Two memorial of mass killings on the banks of the Danube River is seen in Budapest, February 11, 2014. A main Jewish group in Hungary has recently voted to boycott official Holocaust commemorations this year unless they more clearly show the role of local citizens in the Nazi deportation

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.

A STAR of David is seen at the new Holocaust museum called the House of Fates in Budapest, Hungary, last year

Reporter’s Notebook: Finding Raoul Wallenberg in Budapest

Visages of once vibrant life can be found across the Jewish quarter

A memorial to Raoul Wallenberg sits in a small suburban park in Budapest near the Danube River

New synagogues inaugurated in memory of Danube Holocaust victims

600,000 letters in each Torah represent the 600,000 victims of the massacre.

 Religious leaders fill in the final letters of each newly dedicated Torah.

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.

The Obuda Synagogue on the Buda side of Budapest

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.

A STAR of David is seen at the new Holocaust museum called the House of Fates in Budapest, Hungary, last year

Historic Budapest synagogue to reopen amid Jewish cultural revival

Tamas Irsai was a teenager when he last sang in the choir in Budapest's Rumbach synagogue during World War Two.

Budapest's Great Synagogue: 'In Europe,' I could always tell where the synagogues and Jewish schools were located because they were protected by concrete barriers and heavily armed police.'

Operatic milestone

We are due to get a taste of the Middle East, albeit a musically presented historic slice, straight from Budapest.

‘The Queen of Sheba’

2,300 Jewish athletes gather in Budapest for European Maccabi Games

This year’s games, which takes place at several venues, includes 20 categories, including swimming, chess, fencing, soccer and boxing.

2019 Maccabi Europe Games To Be Held In Budapest

IHRA to advise on Budapest Holocaust Museum

Controversial historian Maria Schmidt is no longer involved in the project.

A STAR of David is seen at the new Holocaust museum called the House of Fates in Budapest, Hungary, last year