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Jewish Federation, US Organisations Protest Against Planned Wartime Minister Statue
- 10 Dec 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary (Mazsihisz) will organise a traditional Hanukkah celebration at the site of a planned statue of Bálint Hóman, a Horthy-era minister, in Székesfehérvár, in central Hungary, at the weekend, the federation’s president said. “In a democratic country like Hungary there is no place for a statue for an anti-Semitic person,” András Heisler told a press ...
US Congressmen Protest Against Hungary’s Hóman Monument
- 8 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Leaders of the Unites States Congress bipartisan task force against anti- Semitism have voiced protest against Hungary’s plans to erect a monument to Horthy-era minister Bálint Hóman, the New York-based Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported. In a letter to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the body expressed “deep concern” about the monument, planned to be put up in central Hungary’s Székesfehérvár ...
Now On Until 30 January: In The Workshop Of Lajos Csertő, Kunsthalle Budapest
- 4 Dec 2015 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Lajos Csertő is the classic polyhistor for our age. He has been living and working in his Dunaújváros studio far from the maddening crowd for many decades, experimenting with newer and newer artforms with the same enthusiasm and curiosity as when he was in this twenties. He uses different metals, porcelain, alabaster and wood for his works and most of his public space art production is made of ...
Video: US Ambassador To Hungary's “We Will Build a Stronger Bridge” Speech
- 31 Oct 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
US Ambassador Colleen Bell recently made numerous positive public remarks about Hungary, and also spoke of her country’s concerns - about corruption, a decline of freedom of the press, and xenophobic characterisations of refugees – during her speech on Wednesday 28 October at the Corvinus University in Budapest.
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
Budapest Opera To Stage Verdi, Haydn Masterpieces In “Month Of Remembrance”
- 22 Oct 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian State Opera offers a selection of extraordinary programmes in November, the month of anniversaries and remembrance. Audiences are treated to performances featuring international guest stars and a special evening combining opera with contemporary dance. Finally, Il mondo della luna by Haydn, the new production of this period takes place at the Baroque Theatre of the Royal Palace of ...
'Art Moments' In Budapest, Now On Until 31 October
- 22 Oct 2015 1:50 AM
- entertainment
The Art Moments 2015 / Central European Visual Art Festival event (AMS) welcomes visitors for the eighth time in 2015. The aim of the art festival is to bring contemporary art closer to both local and expat people in Hungary, and to provide a platform for emerging and well-known artists. Simultaneously, it also provides room for local and foreign talent, strengthening 'the international ...
October 23 Commemorations In Hungary To Include Exhibitions & Film Screenings
- 22 Oct 2015 1:40 AM
- community & culture
This year’s official commemorations of the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising will include exhibitions, films screenings and a walk through history in the Hungarian Radio building, the organisers said. Nóra Ivády, head of the defence ministry’s national event organising office, said that the series of commemorative events will start on October 21 with a wreath-laying ceremony at the 1956 Technical ...
Photo Article: Best Outdoor Bars In Budapest
- 27 Aug 2015 10:40 AM
- entertainment
As summer is almost over, there are more and more signs that remind us of the coming fall season: The days are shorter, the sun has a different color and we need to put on more layers. However, luckily, there will still be some nice and warm days in Budapest, so we’ve put together a list of some really cool open-air bars that are 'must-visit' places while they are still open.
Consecration Of The Bread, Budapest, 20 August
- 3 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- food & drink
The Festival of Folk Arts 2015 between the 20th and 23rd of August, for four days the focus will be on the life of shepherds. The main goal of the festival has remained the same for nearly three decades: to present very rare but still active crafts that exist thanks to creative minds and hardworking people from the past.
Jewish Federation, US Organisations Protest Against Planned Wartime Minister Statue
- 10 Dec 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary (Mazsihisz) will organise a traditional Hanukkah celebration at the site of a planned statue of Bálint Hóman, a Horthy-era minister, in Székesfehérvár, in central Hungary, at the weekend, the federation’s president said. “In a democratic country like Hungary there is no place for a statue for an anti-Semitic person,” András Heisler told a press ...
US Congressmen Protest Against Hungary’s Hóman Monument
- 8 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Leaders of the Unites States Congress bipartisan task force against anti- Semitism have voiced protest against Hungary’s plans to erect a monument to Horthy-era minister Bálint Hóman, the New York-based Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported. In a letter to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the body expressed “deep concern” about the monument, planned to be put up in central Hungary’s Székesfehérvár ...
Now On Until 30 January: In The Workshop Of Lajos Csertő, Kunsthalle Budapest
- 4 Dec 2015 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Lajos Csertő is the classic polyhistor for our age. He has been living and working in his Dunaújváros studio far from the maddening crowd for many decades, experimenting with newer and newer artforms with the same enthusiasm and curiosity as when he was in this twenties. He uses different metals, porcelain, alabaster and wood for his works and most of his public space art production is made of ...
Video: US Ambassador To Hungary's “We Will Build a Stronger Bridge” Speech
- 31 Oct 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
US Ambassador Colleen Bell recently made numerous positive public remarks about Hungary, and also spoke of her country’s concerns - about corruption, a decline of freedom of the press, and xenophobic characterisations of refugees – during her speech on Wednesday 28 October at the Corvinus University in Budapest.
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
Budapest Opera To Stage Verdi, Haydn Masterpieces In “Month Of Remembrance”
- 22 Oct 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian State Opera offers a selection of extraordinary programmes in November, the month of anniversaries and remembrance. Audiences are treated to performances featuring international guest stars and a special evening combining opera with contemporary dance. Finally, Il mondo della luna by Haydn, the new production of this period takes place at the Baroque Theatre of the Royal Palace of ...
'Art Moments' In Budapest, Now On Until 31 October
- 22 Oct 2015 1:50 AM
- entertainment
The Art Moments 2015 / Central European Visual Art Festival event (AMS) welcomes visitors for the eighth time in 2015. The aim of the art festival is to bring contemporary art closer to both local and expat people in Hungary, and to provide a platform for emerging and well-known artists. Simultaneously, it also provides room for local and foreign talent, strengthening 'the international ...
October 23 Commemorations In Hungary To Include Exhibitions & Film Screenings
- 22 Oct 2015 1:40 AM
- community & culture
This year’s official commemorations of the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising will include exhibitions, films screenings and a walk through history in the Hungarian Radio building, the organisers said. Nóra Ivády, head of the defence ministry’s national event organising office, said that the series of commemorative events will start on October 21 with a wreath-laying ceremony at the 1956 Technical ...
Photo Article: Best Outdoor Bars In Budapest
- 27 Aug 2015 10:40 AM
- entertainment
As summer is almost over, there are more and more signs that remind us of the coming fall season: The days are shorter, the sun has a different color and we need to put on more layers. However, luckily, there will still be some nice and warm days in Budapest, so we’ve put together a list of some really cool open-air bars that are 'must-visit' places while they are still open.
Consecration Of The Bread, Budapest, 20 August
- 3 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- food & drink
The Festival of Folk Arts 2015 between the 20th and 23rd of August, for four days the focus will be on the life of shepherds. The main goal of the festival has remained the same for nearly three decades: to present very rare but still active crafts that exist thanks to creative minds and hardworking people from the past.