16 result(s) for racism in Community & Culture
Annual Prizes Awarded to Those Helping Disadvantaged Communities in Hungary
- 18 Jan 2023 9:43 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
This year’s Raoul Wallenberg Prize has been handed over to six individuals and a civil organisation that helps disadvantaged people and groups in Hungary.
Xpat Report: 'Black Lives Matter' Movement In Budapest
- 23 Feb 2021 6:39 AM
- community & culture
Art succeeds when it triggers different responses from an audience. The reading each observer makes from an artwork can be explained by how they perceive the world and the current social and economic situation. And Péter Szalay’s artwork has accomplished its purpose, in light of the started debate.
Roma Holocaust Memorial Day Marked In Budapest
- 3 Aug 2020 8:28 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
Roma Holocaust Memorial Day was marked in Budapest on Sunday, 76 years to the day after more than 3,000 Roma and Sinti were killed by the Nazis in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
U.N. International Day Of Peace, 21 September 2016
- 19 Oct 2016 9:01 AM
- community & culture
Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.
The Day’s theme for 2016 is “The Sustainable Development Goals: Building Blocks for Peace.”
Historic Churches Address March Of The Living For The First Time
- 18 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
This year’s March of the Living marked the first time that commemorative event was addressed by representatives of Hungary’s historic churches. Chief Rabbi Róbert Frölich said that although the Synagogue and the Basilica are just a few minutes’ walk apart, “there were times when the sobbing of the Synagogue and the cries for help from Jews who were to be sent to die fell on deaf ears and closed ...
Xpat Opinion: Statue Strife Nr 2: György Donáth
- 1 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Commenting on a foiled initiative to unveil the bust of a pre-war right-wing politician, left-wing commentators accuse the government of indulging in a cult of racist personalities. Their pro-government counterpart denies the allegation that György Donáth was an anti-Semite, while an independent conservative author calls on the opposing sides to show more tolerance towards each other.
Hungary Jews Were Faithful To Country, Says Israeli Ambassador
- 4 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian Jews were faithful to Hungary which they regarded as their homeland, and did their best to promote its prosperity, the Israeli ambassador said in Bonyhád in southern Hungary, opening an exhibition in the local synagogue. Ilan Mor said that the co-existence of Jews and non-Jews had been “disrupted” by the Nazis and the Arrow Cross.
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.
Xpat Opinion: The New Ethics Textbook For Hungarian Fifth Graders
- 13 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- community & culture
What can one say about the newly introduced ethics textbook for Hungarian fifth graders? For starters, it is not, strictly speaking, an ethics text. Ethics is not a branch of religion, and being ethical is not the same as following the law or adhering to societal norms. So a textbook that lauds religious virtues and advocates unquestioning civil obedience doesn’t belong in an ethics class.
Annual Prizes Awarded to Those Helping Disadvantaged Communities in Hungary
- 18 Jan 2023 9:43 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
This year’s Raoul Wallenberg Prize has been handed over to six individuals and a civil organisation that helps disadvantaged people and groups in Hungary.
Xpat Report: 'Black Lives Matter' Movement In Budapest
- 23 Feb 2021 6:39 AM
- community & culture
Art succeeds when it triggers different responses from an audience. The reading each observer makes from an artwork can be explained by how they perceive the world and the current social and economic situation. And Péter Szalay’s artwork has accomplished its purpose, in light of the started debate.
Roma Holocaust Memorial Day Marked In Budapest
- 3 Aug 2020 8:28 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
Roma Holocaust Memorial Day was marked in Budapest on Sunday, 76 years to the day after more than 3,000 Roma and Sinti were killed by the Nazis in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
U.N. International Day Of Peace, 21 September 2016
- 19 Oct 2016 9:01 AM
- community & culture
Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.
The Day’s theme for 2016 is “The Sustainable Development Goals: Building Blocks for Peace.”
Historic Churches Address March Of The Living For The First Time
- 18 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
This year’s March of the Living marked the first time that commemorative event was addressed by representatives of Hungary’s historic churches. Chief Rabbi Róbert Frölich said that although the Synagogue and the Basilica are just a few minutes’ walk apart, “there were times when the sobbing of the Synagogue and the cries for help from Jews who were to be sent to die fell on deaf ears and closed ...
Xpat Opinion: Statue Strife Nr 2: György Donáth
- 1 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Commenting on a foiled initiative to unveil the bust of a pre-war right-wing politician, left-wing commentators accuse the government of indulging in a cult of racist personalities. Their pro-government counterpart denies the allegation that György Donáth was an anti-Semite, while an independent conservative author calls on the opposing sides to show more tolerance towards each other.
Hungary Jews Were Faithful To Country, Says Israeli Ambassador
- 4 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian Jews were faithful to Hungary which they regarded as their homeland, and did their best to promote its prosperity, the Israeli ambassador said in Bonyhád in southern Hungary, opening an exhibition in the local synagogue. Ilan Mor said that the co-existence of Jews and non-Jews had been “disrupted” by the Nazis and the Arrow Cross.
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.
Xpat Opinion: The New Ethics Textbook For Hungarian Fifth Graders
- 13 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- community & culture
What can one say about the newly introduced ethics textbook for Hungarian fifth graders? For starters, it is not, strictly speaking, an ethics text. Ethics is not a branch of religion, and being ethical is not the same as following the law or adhering to societal norms. So a textbook that lauds religious virtues and advocates unquestioning civil obedience doesn’t belong in an ethics class.