73 result(s) for holocaust memorial in Current Affairs
Hungary’s Deputy State Secretary Kumin: Hungary Can Face Up To Historic Tragedies
- 22 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is now able to face up to its historic tragedies and has understood its responsibility for the deportation of Jews, as well as for the crimes of Communism, Deputy State Secretary for International Communications Ferenc Kumin stated at a commemoration in Cleveland on Sunday.
Hungary To Take Over IHRA Presidency In 2015
- 14 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) unanimously decided at its session on Thursday that Hungary will take over the presidency of the organisation in 2015.
Members Of US Congress To Hungary: Government’s Efforts To Combat Extremism Are “Encouraging”
- 28 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: In a recent letter to Hungary’s ambassador in Washington, two members of the U.S. Congress commend the government of Hungary for efforts to combat extremism.
Commemorating The Roma Holocaust In Hungary
- 5 Aug 2013 2:00 AM
- current affairs
On 2 August 1944, three thousand Roma people were murdered in the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. What happened on that day only became fully known to history several decades later. 2 August was declared International Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day by the World Romani Congress in 1972. On this day, we remember the tens of thousands of Sinti and Roma people who were murdered throughout Europe ...
Xpat Opinion: PM Orbán’s Speech At World Jewish Congress In Budapest
- 8 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist finds PM Orbán’s speech at the World Jewish Congress too timid. He believes while the PM condemns anti-Semitism, at the same time he is trying to secure the support of far-right voters by reviving the cult of the anti-Semitic interwar era.
On 16 April We Remember Hungarian Victims Of Holocaust
- 15 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In 2000, the National Assembly designated 16 April as the Day of Remembrance for Hungarian Victims of the Holocaust. The first such memorial event was held in 2001. This year official Remembrance Day events will take place in Budapest at the Holocaust Memorial Center and the Danube Promenade Holocaust Memorial, and also in the cities of Hódmezővásárhely and Pécs. There will also be a memorial ...
Hungary's PM Orbán Bans Anti-Semitic Parade
- 9 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Parliament before regular business that he had instructed Interior Minister Sándor Pintér to ban the anti-Semitic motorcyclists parade planned for April 21, Holocaust Memorial Day. He said he had ordered a ban on all politically related events on the day of the March of the Living that could offend the marchers.
'Open Letter To The Editors Of TIME', By Ferenc Kumin
- 26 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin, Deputy State Secretary For International Communications In Hungary: Here’s an interesting letter to the editors of TIME Magazine from Andrew Friedman, who is president of Congregation Bais Naftoli in Los Angeles and an esteemed and active member of the Hungarian diaspora community on the west coast of the US. I had the privilege of meeting him there in January.
Xpat Opinion: The War Around Utility Tariffs In Hungary
- 25 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The planned legislation on a 10% reduction in all utility prices for households is described as a popular but risky move by business analysts, while partisan commentators criticise or praise it according to their political affiliations.
Hungary’s Deputy State Secretary Kumin: Hungary Can Face Up To Historic Tragedies
- 22 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is now able to face up to its historic tragedies and has understood its responsibility for the deportation of Jews, as well as for the crimes of Communism, Deputy State Secretary for International Communications Ferenc Kumin stated at a commemoration in Cleveland on Sunday.
Hungary To Take Over IHRA Presidency In 2015
- 14 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) unanimously decided at its session on Thursday that Hungary will take over the presidency of the organisation in 2015.
Members Of US Congress To Hungary: Government’s Efforts To Combat Extremism Are “Encouraging”
- 28 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: In a recent letter to Hungary’s ambassador in Washington, two members of the U.S. Congress commend the government of Hungary for efforts to combat extremism.
Commemorating The Roma Holocaust In Hungary
- 5 Aug 2013 2:00 AM
- current affairs
On 2 August 1944, three thousand Roma people were murdered in the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. What happened on that day only became fully known to history several decades later. 2 August was declared International Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day by the World Romani Congress in 1972. On this day, we remember the tens of thousands of Sinti and Roma people who were murdered throughout Europe ...
Xpat Opinion: PM Orbán’s Speech At World Jewish Congress In Budapest
- 8 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist finds PM Orbán’s speech at the World Jewish Congress too timid. He believes while the PM condemns anti-Semitism, at the same time he is trying to secure the support of far-right voters by reviving the cult of the anti-Semitic interwar era.
On 16 April We Remember Hungarian Victims Of Holocaust
- 15 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In 2000, the National Assembly designated 16 April as the Day of Remembrance for Hungarian Victims of the Holocaust. The first such memorial event was held in 2001. This year official Remembrance Day events will take place in Budapest at the Holocaust Memorial Center and the Danube Promenade Holocaust Memorial, and also in the cities of Hódmezővásárhely and Pécs. There will also be a memorial ...
Hungary's PM Orbán Bans Anti-Semitic Parade
- 9 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Parliament before regular business that he had instructed Interior Minister Sándor Pintér to ban the anti-Semitic motorcyclists parade planned for April 21, Holocaust Memorial Day. He said he had ordered a ban on all politically related events on the day of the March of the Living that could offend the marchers.
'Open Letter To The Editors Of TIME', By Ferenc Kumin
- 26 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin, Deputy State Secretary For International Communications In Hungary: Here’s an interesting letter to the editors of TIME Magazine from Andrew Friedman, who is president of Congregation Bais Naftoli in Los Angeles and an esteemed and active member of the Hungarian diaspora community on the west coast of the US. I had the privilege of meeting him there in January.
Xpat Opinion: The War Around Utility Tariffs In Hungary
- 25 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The planned legislation on a 10% reduction in all utility prices for households is described as a popular but risky move by business analysts, while partisan commentators criticise or praise it according to their political affiliations.