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Hungary

Holocaust Memorial Day in Sátoraljaújhely

Locals and members of the Jewish community, including Dr Andor Grósz, President of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary, gathered to honour those deported by the Nazis.

President of Hungary apologises for father’s Nazi collaboration in a Shoah ceremony in Parliament

“Taking responsibility for the past, including my personal history, I pay tribute to all victims of the Holocaust,” he added.

MAZSIHISZ President Andor Grósz: “Remembrance is about the past, but it speaks to the present and shapes the future” 

MAZSIHISZ President Andor Grósz wrote an op-ed in the Jerusalem Post about the rise of antisemitism in Europe after October 7th and the 80th anniversary of the Nazi occupation of Hungary.

Germany and Hungary issue passports to Israeli hostages in Gaza

The governments of Germany and Hungary have approved citizenship and issued passports to Jewish Israeli hostages in Gaza.

Candles were lit for the Israeli hostages in Budapest

About 150 people expressed their support for Israel at the event, and many lit candles for the hostages held in the Gaza Strip.

Solemn service for Israel held at Dohány Street synagogue in Budapest

President of Mazsihisz Dr Andor Grósz delivered a heartfelt message during the service. He expressed the deep pain shared by the Jewish community and emphasized that, despite the silence in his words, he found solace in the fact that he was not alone in his grief.
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