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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 ...
Golem Festival - Jewish Characters On Modern Stages, Budapest, 12 - 14 April
- 13 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The Golem Theatre - the only Jewish theatre of Hungary - having it's 3rd festival this year. We are focusing on Jews and Jewish characters on modern stages. Theater plays, reading theaters, lectures and workshops are in the 4 day program. All of them in English or with subtitles. Writers, actors, dancers, university teachers are coming to be part of the festival from Poland, Romania, France and ...
Xpat Opinion: Anti-Semitic Motorbike Action To Be Banned In Hungary
- 10 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A leftist daily welcomes the Prime Minister’s decision to have an anti-Semitic demonstration planned on Holocaust Remembrance Day banned.. Other centrist and left-liberal columnists, on the other hand, call for freedom of assembly for all citizens, including those who oppose freedom itself.
Budapest Acts To Close Cultural Café
- 25 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Budapest mayor István Tarlós agreed to let Jewish cultural centre Sirály remain open for the Passover season after a failed attempt to shut down the Sixth District facility Friday. The city property management company sent an e-mail on Thursday evening then attempted to take control of the Király utca café on Friday morning by sending security guards to change the lock on the front door.
Anti-Semitic Assailant Gets Two Years In Hungary
- 16 Oct 2012 5:00 AM
- current affairs
An unspecified court on Monday handed down a two-year prison term to the man who assaulted András Kerényi, president of the south Pest region of the Budapest Jewish Religious Community in an overtly anti-Semitic attack on October 5.
Xpat Opinion: A Hungarian Judge’s Approach To The Vandalisation Of Horthy’s Statue
- 1 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators are appalled by the statement of a judge who convicted but at the same time praised a protester for damaging a statue recently erected to Hungary’s interwar ruler. Left-wing analysts welcome the judge’s position and disagree with the Vice President of the Supreme Court, who scolded his colleague for expressing a personal opinion when issuing his verdict.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Far Right And The National Security Forces: The Case Of Zoltán Bosnyák
- 22 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A few days ago I received a letter from a fellow Hungarian-American who regularly publishes in Hungarian newspapers. He is an excellent researcher who was struck by the ease with which László Csatáry and, before him, Sándor Képíró, another war criminal, managed to settle in Hungary. Both men, it turned out, were assured that no criminal proceedings would be brought against them. Képíró returned ...
Xpat Opinion: 5 Favorite Wine Bars in Budapest
- 5 Jul 2012 10:40 AM
- food & drink
For a country which boasts centuries of wine tradition, Hungary does not have so much of a wine-bar culture. But I have identified five places in Budapest, which are very much fun to go and have a glass of Hungarian wine, writes Dr. Christian G.E. Schiller. Read on for his opinion about Doblo, Drop Shop, DiVino, Klassz, and Bock.
Getaway From Budapest To Krakkow With Ryanair
- 17 May 2012 4:35 AM
- travel
This medieval city looks like it has fallen straight out of a fairytale book, with its bustling market square, spiraling gothic towers, castles and legends about dragons. Explore the narrow backstreets, hidden courtyards and the network of underground cellars and tunnels. Krakow is known as the cultural capital of Poland through its love of music, poetry and theatre. After years of occupation and ...
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 ...
Golem Festival - Jewish Characters On Modern Stages, Budapest, 12 - 14 April
- 13 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The Golem Theatre - the only Jewish theatre of Hungary - having it's 3rd festival this year. We are focusing on Jews and Jewish characters on modern stages. Theater plays, reading theaters, lectures and workshops are in the 4 day program. All of them in English or with subtitles. Writers, actors, dancers, university teachers are coming to be part of the festival from Poland, Romania, France and ...
Xpat Opinion: Anti-Semitic Motorbike Action To Be Banned In Hungary
- 10 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A leftist daily welcomes the Prime Minister’s decision to have an anti-Semitic demonstration planned on Holocaust Remembrance Day banned.. Other centrist and left-liberal columnists, on the other hand, call for freedom of assembly for all citizens, including those who oppose freedom itself.
Budapest Acts To Close Cultural Café
- 25 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Budapest mayor István Tarlós agreed to let Jewish cultural centre Sirály remain open for the Passover season after a failed attempt to shut down the Sixth District facility Friday. The city property management company sent an e-mail on Thursday evening then attempted to take control of the Király utca café on Friday morning by sending security guards to change the lock on the front door.
Anti-Semitic Assailant Gets Two Years In Hungary
- 16 Oct 2012 5:00 AM
- current affairs
An unspecified court on Monday handed down a two-year prison term to the man who assaulted András Kerényi, president of the south Pest region of the Budapest Jewish Religious Community in an overtly anti-Semitic attack on October 5.
Xpat Opinion: A Hungarian Judge’s Approach To The Vandalisation Of Horthy’s Statue
- 1 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators are appalled by the statement of a judge who convicted but at the same time praised a protester for damaging a statue recently erected to Hungary’s interwar ruler. Left-wing analysts welcome the judge’s position and disagree with the Vice President of the Supreme Court, who scolded his colleague for expressing a personal opinion when issuing his verdict.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Far Right And The National Security Forces: The Case Of Zoltán Bosnyák
- 22 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A few days ago I received a letter from a fellow Hungarian-American who regularly publishes in Hungarian newspapers. He is an excellent researcher who was struck by the ease with which László Csatáry and, before him, Sándor Képíró, another war criminal, managed to settle in Hungary. Both men, it turned out, were assured that no criminal proceedings would be brought against them. Képíró returned ...
Xpat Opinion: 5 Favorite Wine Bars in Budapest
- 5 Jul 2012 10:40 AM
- food & drink
For a country which boasts centuries of wine tradition, Hungary does not have so much of a wine-bar culture. But I have identified five places in Budapest, which are very much fun to go and have a glass of Hungarian wine, writes Dr. Christian G.E. Schiller. Read on for his opinion about Doblo, Drop Shop, DiVino, Klassz, and Bock.
Getaway From Budapest To Krakkow With Ryanair
- 17 May 2012 4:35 AM
- travel
This medieval city looks like it has fallen straight out of a fairytale book, with its bustling market square, spiraling gothic towers, castles and legends about dragons. Explore the narrow backstreets, hidden courtyards and the network of underground cellars and tunnels. Krakow is known as the cultural capital of Poland through its love of music, poetry and theatre. After years of occupation and ...