21 result(s) for federation of hungarian jewish communities
Treating A War Criminal At The Budapest Jewish Hospital
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Béla Biszku, who died at age 94 last week, was Hungary’s most infamous unrepentant hard-line communist and the only official of the former pre-1989 regime ever prosecuted for crimes against humanity. Biszku served in the Hungarian Workers’ Party (Magyar Dolgozók Pártja) from 1949, as well as in its successor, the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party (Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt – MSZMP), ...
Hungarian Govt To Work With Jewish Orgs On House Of Fates Project
- 10 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will seek support and advice from Hungarian and international Jewish organisations when setting up the House of Fates memorial project, which is aimed to honour the child victims of the Holocaust, János Lázár, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, said after a meeting of the Jewish Roundtable on Tuesday.
Hungary's Prime Minister Sent Letter To The Chairman Of Mazsihisz
- 22 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sent a letter to the Chairman of the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities (Mazsihisz), András Heisler, on the occasion of the Memorial Day for the Hungarian Victims of the Holocaust. The full text of the letter can be read below.
Jewish Leader In Hungary Resigns Over Monument Row
- 10 Apr 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The chief executive of the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities (Mazsihisz) has resigned. The federation’s chairman, András Heisler, told commercial ATV that 79-year-old Gusztáv Zoltai had officially cited too much mental strain in connection with his public role for his decision, but it was as much to do with the planned construction of a monument to commemorate the victims of Hungary’s ...
An Interview With Israel’s Ambassador To Hungary
- 5 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Ilan Mor, Israel’s ambassador to Hungary, doesn’t doubt the good intentions of the Hungarian government but expects the authorities to prevent the Hungarian Dawn party from running for parliament. Heti Válasz asked him of the planned monument to Hungary’s occupation by Germany and the joke cracked by Shimon Peres on “buying up Hungary”.
Jewish Religious Communities Federation To Boycott Holocaust Memorial Events In Hungary
- 10 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Jewish religious communities federation Mazsihisz decided in a 76-2 vote yesterday not to take part in official government commemorations of the Holocaust if the government goes ahead with plans for its monument to the German occupation of Hungary in 1944.
Hungary's PM: Anti-Semitism Is Unacceptable And Intolerable
- 7 May 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The World Jewish Congress began its three-day meeting in Budapest on 3 May with nearly 500 delegates from all over the world. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán delivered his opening speech in front of the 14th General Assembly and stated that the Hungarian Government considers it its moral obligation to promote "zero tolerance" against anti-Semitism.
János Lázár On Remembering The Holocaust In Hungary
- 21 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"2014, Holocaust commemoration year, must be the year of confronting the past and asking for forgiveness" the State Secretary heading the Prime Minister's Office told Hungarian news agency MTI on Wednesday following the founding session of the Holocaust Memorial Committee. According to János Lázár, facing the past means the incorporating into law of the command to remember and the prohibition of ...
PM Meets President Of Federation Of Hungarian Jewish Religious Communities
- 4 Dec 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On Monday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received Péter Feldmájer, President of the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Religious Communities (MAZSIHISZ) in his office and they discussed the situation of the Hungarian Jewish community.
Treating A War Criminal At The Budapest Jewish Hospital
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Béla Biszku, who died at age 94 last week, was Hungary’s most infamous unrepentant hard-line communist and the only official of the former pre-1989 regime ever prosecuted for crimes against humanity. Biszku served in the Hungarian Workers’ Party (Magyar Dolgozók Pártja) from 1949, as well as in its successor, the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party (Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt – MSZMP), ...
Hungarian Govt To Work With Jewish Orgs On House Of Fates Project
- 10 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will seek support and advice from Hungarian and international Jewish organisations when setting up the House of Fates memorial project, which is aimed to honour the child victims of the Holocaust, János Lázár, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, said after a meeting of the Jewish Roundtable on Tuesday.
Hungary's Prime Minister Sent Letter To The Chairman Of Mazsihisz
- 22 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sent a letter to the Chairman of the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities (Mazsihisz), András Heisler, on the occasion of the Memorial Day for the Hungarian Victims of the Holocaust. The full text of the letter can be read below.
Jewish Leader In Hungary Resigns Over Monument Row
- 10 Apr 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The chief executive of the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities (Mazsihisz) has resigned. The federation’s chairman, András Heisler, told commercial ATV that 79-year-old Gusztáv Zoltai had officially cited too much mental strain in connection with his public role for his decision, but it was as much to do with the planned construction of a monument to commemorate the victims of Hungary’s ...
An Interview With Israel’s Ambassador To Hungary
- 5 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Ilan Mor, Israel’s ambassador to Hungary, doesn’t doubt the good intentions of the Hungarian government but expects the authorities to prevent the Hungarian Dawn party from running for parliament. Heti Válasz asked him of the planned monument to Hungary’s occupation by Germany and the joke cracked by Shimon Peres on “buying up Hungary”.
Jewish Religious Communities Federation To Boycott Holocaust Memorial Events In Hungary
- 10 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Jewish religious communities federation Mazsihisz decided in a 76-2 vote yesterday not to take part in official government commemorations of the Holocaust if the government goes ahead with plans for its monument to the German occupation of Hungary in 1944.
Hungary's PM: Anti-Semitism Is Unacceptable And Intolerable
- 7 May 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The World Jewish Congress began its three-day meeting in Budapest on 3 May with nearly 500 delegates from all over the world. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán delivered his opening speech in front of the 14th General Assembly and stated that the Hungarian Government considers it its moral obligation to promote "zero tolerance" against anti-Semitism.
János Lázár On Remembering The Holocaust In Hungary
- 21 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"2014, Holocaust commemoration year, must be the year of confronting the past and asking for forgiveness" the State Secretary heading the Prime Minister's Office told Hungarian news agency MTI on Wednesday following the founding session of the Holocaust Memorial Committee. According to János Lázár, facing the past means the incorporating into law of the command to remember and the prohibition of ...
PM Meets President Of Federation Of Hungarian Jewish Religious Communities
- 4 Dec 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On Monday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received Péter Feldmájer, President of the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Religious Communities (MAZSIHISZ) in his office and they discussed the situation of the Hungarian Jewish community.