341 result(s) for holocaust
German Occupation Memorial In Budapest Completed Under Cover Of Darkness
- 24 Jul 2014 11:40 AM
- current affairs
The controversial German occupation memorial was erected under cover of darkness early Sunday morning. Shortly after midnight some 100 police officers closed off the Szabadság square as workmen installed a timpanum with a bronze eagle, representing Nazi Germany. Below the eagle was erected a bronze statue of the Archangel Gabriel, representing “innocent Hungary”, holding an orb, representing the ...
Hungary’s Govt Plans No Inauguration Ceremony For WWII Monument In Budapest
- 22 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
There will be no unveiling ceremony for Budapest’s new monument dedicated to the victims of Hungary’s 1944 German occupation, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office told a press conference on Monday. Answering a question, János Lázár said that the government is aware of disputes and “misunderstandings” surrounding the monument, respects the grief of people opposing the structure, and decided to ...
Vajdahunyadvár Budapest Summer Music Festival 2014
- 17 Jul 2014 11:04 AM
- community & culture
Vajdahunyad Castle Summer Festival in Budapest is a festival of classical music, swing, klezmer and traditional Hungarian gypsy music. The beautiful courtyard of the Castle provides a romantic background for this event held every year. Performances are scheduled for Mondays and Thursdays and start at 8:30 pm.
Joint Press Release: Foreign Saviours In Hungary In 1944
- 30 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
As Hungary is commemorating the Holocaust, the Embassies of the Holy See, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland in Hungary have initiated a program to remember the victims of the Holocaust and to honour courageous persons who opposed it and saved the life of Jewish families and individuals.
Hungary: Loving It, Leaving It
- 23 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By David Landry: When I first came here, local folks mostly asked me “Why Hungary?” Now when I tell them I’m leaving, they say “It’s a good time.” So what has happened in the past 19 years?
Judafest, "The Biggest Social Festival In Hungary", Budapest, 8 June
- 5 Jun 2014 12:00 PM
- community & culture
With free gigs, a kid’s court, food and drink specialties and an all-day street fair, Judafest is bringing the best of cultural life and culinary that vibrant downtown Budapest and the historic Jewish Quarter offers.
Hungary’s PM Orbán Sends Reply To American Jewish Reps
- 5 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The pain of losing Hungary’s freedom is the driving force behind the memorial to the victims of the German occupation in the process of being set up in Budapest’s Szabadság Square, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said in a letter of reply to thirty Jewish American members of congress.
Hungarian Music Project In Kennedy Center
- 29 May 2014 4:10 AM
- community & culture
The Glass House Project comprising US-Hungarian musicians and named after a WW2 Jews refuge in Budapest played to great acclaim at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC on Wednesday evening.
Washington Exhibition Marks 70th Anniversary Of Holocaust In Hungary
- 21 May 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
An exhibition marking the 70th anniversary of the Holocaust in Hungary has opened in the Capitol Hill neighbourhood of Washington, DC. Maximilian Teleki, chairman of the Hungarian American Coalition (HAC), told the opening event that all attempts at revisionism and sanitising history are unacceptable. History must be approached with scientific precision, in an open and receptive manner, he added.
German Occupation Memorial In Budapest Completed Under Cover Of Darkness
- 24 Jul 2014 11:40 AM
- current affairs
The controversial German occupation memorial was erected under cover of darkness early Sunday morning. Shortly after midnight some 100 police officers closed off the Szabadság square as workmen installed a timpanum with a bronze eagle, representing Nazi Germany. Below the eagle was erected a bronze statue of the Archangel Gabriel, representing “innocent Hungary”, holding an orb, representing the ...
Hungary’s Govt Plans No Inauguration Ceremony For WWII Monument In Budapest
- 22 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
There will be no unveiling ceremony for Budapest’s new monument dedicated to the victims of Hungary’s 1944 German occupation, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office told a press conference on Monday. Answering a question, János Lázár said that the government is aware of disputes and “misunderstandings” surrounding the monument, respects the grief of people opposing the structure, and decided to ...
Vajdahunyadvár Budapest Summer Music Festival 2014
- 17 Jul 2014 11:04 AM
- community & culture
Vajdahunyad Castle Summer Festival in Budapest is a festival of classical music, swing, klezmer and traditional Hungarian gypsy music. The beautiful courtyard of the Castle provides a romantic background for this event held every year. Performances are scheduled for Mondays and Thursdays and start at 8:30 pm.
Joint Press Release: Foreign Saviours In Hungary In 1944
- 30 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
As Hungary is commemorating the Holocaust, the Embassies of the Holy See, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland in Hungary have initiated a program to remember the victims of the Holocaust and to honour courageous persons who opposed it and saved the life of Jewish families and individuals.
Hungary: Loving It, Leaving It
- 23 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By David Landry: When I first came here, local folks mostly asked me “Why Hungary?” Now when I tell them I’m leaving, they say “It’s a good time.” So what has happened in the past 19 years?
Judafest, "The Biggest Social Festival In Hungary", Budapest, 8 June
- 5 Jun 2014 12:00 PM
- community & culture
With free gigs, a kid’s court, food and drink specialties and an all-day street fair, Judafest is bringing the best of cultural life and culinary that vibrant downtown Budapest and the historic Jewish Quarter offers.
Hungary’s PM Orbán Sends Reply To American Jewish Reps
- 5 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The pain of losing Hungary’s freedom is the driving force behind the memorial to the victims of the German occupation in the process of being set up in Budapest’s Szabadság Square, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said in a letter of reply to thirty Jewish American members of congress.
Hungarian Music Project In Kennedy Center
- 29 May 2014 4:10 AM
- community & culture
The Glass House Project comprising US-Hungarian musicians and named after a WW2 Jews refuge in Budapest played to great acclaim at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC on Wednesday evening.
Washington Exhibition Marks 70th Anniversary Of Holocaust In Hungary
- 21 May 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
An exhibition marking the 70th anniversary of the Holocaust in Hungary has opened in the Capitol Hill neighbourhood of Washington, DC. Maximilian Teleki, chairman of the Hungarian American Coalition (HAC), told the opening event that all attempts at revisionism and sanitising history are unacceptable. History must be approached with scientific precision, in an open and receptive manner, he added.