73 result(s) for holocaust survivor
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Jobbik MEP’s Bribe Attempt To Keep His Jewish Origins Secret
- 25 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator doubts whether anyone within Jobbik will learn anything from the story of their MEP who turned out to be of Jewish descent. A right-wing pundit finds the spectacle of MEP Csanád Szegedi trying to bribe the man who blackmailed him with the ethnicity of his ancestors, abhorrent.
Holocaust Survivor & Nobel Peace Laureate Elie Wiesel Returns Hungarian Award
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A right-wing columnist downplays the importance of Elie Wiesel’s decision to return the highest Hungarian state honour in protest against what he sees as the government’s efforts to restore anti-Semitic icons. A left-wing pundit, on the other hand, believes that the case will receive international attention and further harm the image of the Orbán government. A centrist commentator notes that the ...
'The Power Of Verse', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 11 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"We hosted a very moving event last week. George and Mari Gömöri had assembled a collection of poetry about the holocaust, written by Hungarian Jews, non-Jews and Roma who had either experienced it personally or by those touched by it in other ways. They and their collaborators translated the verses into English and published the book “I Lived on This Earth”. It was launched in London at the end ...
Wallenberg Commemoration In Budapest
- 25 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"U.S. Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Douglas Davidson and U.S. Ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis attended the opening ceremony of the joint Hungarian-Swedish commemoration marking the centennial of Raoul Wallenberg’s life on January 17 at the National Museum.
Coming Soon: Raoul Wallenberg Exhibition, National Museum Budapest, 17 January
- 9 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"Sweden and Hungary commemorates Raul Wallenbergs centenary in 2012. The Swedish Institute is producing an exhibition about the life and deeds of Raoul Wallenberg that will go on an international tour in 2012 in remembrance of his birth 100 years ago.
Raoul Wallenberg Commemoration, British Embassy Budapest, 15 October
- 13 Oct 2010 3:00 AM
- community & culture
"The British Embassy together with the Raoul Wallenberg Association are organising a ceremony at which a plaque will be unveiled commemorating the courageous efforts of Raoul Wallenberg who gave shelter for Hungarian Jews in the building of the British Embassy (Hazai Bank at that time).
U.S., German And Israeli Embassies Honor Holocaust Teachers
- 16 Jul 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
"Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, along with the German and Israeli Ambassadors, hosted in the ornate Mirror Hall of Andrassy University on July 12 teachers participating in the Centropa Summer Academy. The Hungarian Minister of National Resources Miklós Réthelyi also participated in the event.
Holocaust Victims, Heirs File Lawsuit Against Five Hungarian Banks, Claim USD 2 M
- 30 Mar 2010 2:00 AM
- current affairs
"A group of Holocaust survivors and heirs filed a lawsuit in Chicago against several banks, including banks based in Hungary, demanding compensation of more than USD 2 million. A similar group has recently filed a lawsuit against Hungary’s state-owned railway company MÁV, demanding USD 8.92 billion (HUF 1,773 bn).
Granny Project
Three charming 20-something grandsons take a unique journey with their grannies to discover their historic and personal legacies through stories from the Second World War. Three grandsons embark an anarchic journey into the past – a complex road movie about intergenerational dialogue in Great Britain, Germany and Hungary. Granny Project is a seven-year-long investigation of three young men coming to terms with their heritage through the extraordinary lives of their grandmothers: an English spy, a dancer from Nazi Germany and a Hungarian communist Holocaust survivor. The film deals with classic values and taboo-like historical topics, and the method used is equally important as it gives an insight to the zeitgeist of the young today.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Jobbik MEP’s Bribe Attempt To Keep His Jewish Origins Secret
- 25 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator doubts whether anyone within Jobbik will learn anything from the story of their MEP who turned out to be of Jewish descent. A right-wing pundit finds the spectacle of MEP Csanád Szegedi trying to bribe the man who blackmailed him with the ethnicity of his ancestors, abhorrent.
Holocaust Survivor & Nobel Peace Laureate Elie Wiesel Returns Hungarian Award
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A right-wing columnist downplays the importance of Elie Wiesel’s decision to return the highest Hungarian state honour in protest against what he sees as the government’s efforts to restore anti-Semitic icons. A left-wing pundit, on the other hand, believes that the case will receive international attention and further harm the image of the Orbán government. A centrist commentator notes that the ...
'The Power Of Verse', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 11 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"We hosted a very moving event last week. George and Mari Gömöri had assembled a collection of poetry about the holocaust, written by Hungarian Jews, non-Jews and Roma who had either experienced it personally or by those touched by it in other ways. They and their collaborators translated the verses into English and published the book “I Lived on This Earth”. It was launched in London at the end ...
Wallenberg Commemoration In Budapest
- 25 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"U.S. Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Douglas Davidson and U.S. Ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis attended the opening ceremony of the joint Hungarian-Swedish commemoration marking the centennial of Raoul Wallenberg’s life on January 17 at the National Museum.
Coming Soon: Raoul Wallenberg Exhibition, National Museum Budapest, 17 January
- 9 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"Sweden and Hungary commemorates Raul Wallenbergs centenary in 2012. The Swedish Institute is producing an exhibition about the life and deeds of Raoul Wallenberg that will go on an international tour in 2012 in remembrance of his birth 100 years ago.
Raoul Wallenberg Commemoration, British Embassy Budapest, 15 October
- 13 Oct 2010 3:00 AM
- community & culture
"The British Embassy together with the Raoul Wallenberg Association are organising a ceremony at which a plaque will be unveiled commemorating the courageous efforts of Raoul Wallenberg who gave shelter for Hungarian Jews in the building of the British Embassy (Hazai Bank at that time).
U.S., German And Israeli Embassies Honor Holocaust Teachers
- 16 Jul 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
"Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, along with the German and Israeli Ambassadors, hosted in the ornate Mirror Hall of Andrassy University on July 12 teachers participating in the Centropa Summer Academy. The Hungarian Minister of National Resources Miklós Réthelyi also participated in the event.
Holocaust Victims, Heirs File Lawsuit Against Five Hungarian Banks, Claim USD 2 M
- 30 Mar 2010 2:00 AM
- current affairs
"A group of Holocaust survivors and heirs filed a lawsuit in Chicago against several banks, including banks based in Hungary, demanding compensation of more than USD 2 million. A similar group has recently filed a lawsuit against Hungary’s state-owned railway company MÁV, demanding USD 8.92 billion (HUF 1,773 bn).
Granny Project
Three charming 20-something grandsons take a unique journey with their grannies to discover their historic and personal legacies through stories from the Second World War. Three grandsons embark an anarchic journey into the past – a complex road movie about intergenerational dialogue in Great Britain, Germany and Hungary. Granny Project is a seven-year-long investigation of three young men coming to terms with their heritage through the extraordinary lives of their grandmothers: an English spy, a dancer from Nazi Germany and a Hungarian communist Holocaust survivor. The film deals with classic values and taboo-like historical topics, and the method used is equally important as it gives an insight to the zeitgeist of the young today.