132 result(s) for holocaust memorial
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 ...
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?
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.
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.
Israeli Ambassador To Hungary: Ilan Mor: Holocaust Denial Form Of Antisemitism
- 15 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Holocaust denial is a form of anti- Semitism, Ilan Mor, Israel’s ambassador to Hungary, said at a Holocaust memorial event in the south of Hungary. Six million victims of the Shoah were murdered twice, Mor said. Once when they were physically eliminated seventy years ago, and again, when they tried to destroy their memory, he told a two-day conference. He said that anti-Semitism could only be ...
Police Disperse Budapest Szabadság Tér Protest
- 30 Apr 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police removed one by one the demonstrators who had gathered at Szabadság tér on Tuesday to protest the construction of a monument to victims of the German occupation in World War II.
German Occupation Monument “Morally Exact”, Says Hungary’s PM
- 30 Apr 2014 3:59 AM
- current affairs
The erection of a monument to commemorate the victims of German occupation is “morally exact and immaculate”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday. The prime minister said the Hungarian leadership of the time should be held responsible for the events.
The Hungarian Holocaust: President Ader Asked To Represent Same Views At Home As Abroad
- 29 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Holocaust survivors and other protesters dismantle a construction fence around a planned memorial to the victims of the 19 March 1944 German invasion of Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: American Embassy In Budapest On The Nazi Occupation Memorial
- 28 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A leftist daily describes a statement issued by the US Embassy as another clear warning to the government, while its right-wing counterpart finds it strange that the US Embassy takes a view of a Hungarian issue.
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 ...
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?
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.
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.
Israeli Ambassador To Hungary: Ilan Mor: Holocaust Denial Form Of Antisemitism
- 15 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Holocaust denial is a form of anti- Semitism, Ilan Mor, Israel’s ambassador to Hungary, said at a Holocaust memorial event in the south of Hungary. Six million victims of the Shoah were murdered twice, Mor said. Once when they were physically eliminated seventy years ago, and again, when they tried to destroy their memory, he told a two-day conference. He said that anti-Semitism could only be ...
Police Disperse Budapest Szabadság Tér Protest
- 30 Apr 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police removed one by one the demonstrators who had gathered at Szabadság tér on Tuesday to protest the construction of a monument to victims of the German occupation in World War II.
German Occupation Monument “Morally Exact”, Says Hungary’s PM
- 30 Apr 2014 3:59 AM
- current affairs
The erection of a monument to commemorate the victims of German occupation is “morally exact and immaculate”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday. The prime minister said the Hungarian leadership of the time should be held responsible for the events.
The Hungarian Holocaust: President Ader Asked To Represent Same Views At Home As Abroad
- 29 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Holocaust survivors and other protesters dismantle a construction fence around a planned memorial to the victims of the 19 March 1944 German invasion of Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: American Embassy In Budapest On The Nazi Occupation Memorial
- 28 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A leftist daily describes a statement issued by the US Embassy as another clear warning to the government, while its right-wing counterpart finds it strange that the US Embassy takes a view of a Hungarian issue.