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Synagogue in Makó reinaugurated with new visitor center

The synagogue in Makó, southeastern Hungary, has been reinaugurated after a six-month renovation process, along with a new visitor center set up in an adjacent building.

Budapest synagogues to close for two weeks as precautionary measure

The Federation of Jewish communities in Hungary (MAZSIHISZ) has communicated that synagogues in Budapest will be closed for two weeks as a precautionary measure.

Flavor of prewar Hungarian Jewish life captured in book of recipes and folklore

The 2019 Jewish Book Award in the inaugural category of food writing and cookbooks has been given to “Jewish Cuisine in Hungary: A Cultural History with 83 Authentic Recipes,” by András Koerner.

Jewish cemetery vandalised in southern Hungary

Tombstones of the Jewish cemetery of Kiskunfélegyháza, in southern Hungary, have been vandalised and severely damaged, the MAZSIHISZ, the Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary – the country’s EJC affiliate – said.

Hungarian neo-Nazis march in Budapest

Some 500 neo-Nazis marched through a park in Budapest to commemorate the so-called "Day of Honour", an anniversary marked each year by Neo-Nazis and far right extremists.

Hungary’s Jews mark liberation of Budapest ghetto

Hungarian Jews marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Budapest ghetto and the end of the Holocaust, which killed more than 500,000 Jews and destroyed a once-vibrant Jewish culture across Hungary.
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