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Ruin Pubs & Beyond: Exploring Budapest’s 7th District
- 1 Oct 2015 9:10 AM
- entertainment
If you’re coming to Budapest, visiting some of the ruin pubs is probably on the top of your list. But did you know that Budapest’s 7th district offers so much more than a great night out in these cool bars? In fact, the neighborhood is full of interesting stores, design shops, street art and restaurants. We were recently invited to explore the 7th district with Budapest Flow that offers ...
Conductor Iván Fischer: There Is So Much To Do In Hungary
- 14 Sep 2015 1:00 AM
- community & culture
In the wake of touring Europe’s most prestigious festivals and the megalopolis of South America, the Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO) is going on tour around Hungary’s small villages and provincial towns. A special Autism-friendly Cocoa Concert will complement the free Community Week programme, during which the young (and mostly Roma) inhabitants of Cserdi will be able to enjoy the orchestra’s ...
Justice Minister: "Govt Welcomes Renaissance Of Jewish Life In Hungary"
- 4 Sep 2015 9:26 AM
- community & culture
There is no excuse for discrimination and persecution; to repeat this over and over again is not some sort of mania or an act of self-scolding but merely the act of facing up to our responsibility, Minister of Justice László Trócsányi said on 2 September 2015 in Szeged at the opening ceremony of the 9th Szeged Autumn Jewish Cultural Festival which was also attended by Mór Ilan, Israel’s ...
Budapest Jewish Cultural Festival Leader Quits
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The artistic director of the Jewish Cultural Festival, József Böjte, resigned on Monday after state secretary Csaba Latorcai was jeered off the stage as he made a speech opening the event on Sunday. The audience drowned out Latorcai with applause before he ended his speech because he was defending singer Mária Petrás, whose invitation had been withdrawn due to allegations that she had performed ...
Video: Jewish Cultural Festival, Until 6 Sept
- 27 Aug 2015 11:00 AM
- community & culture
Budapest is a receptive city, and this festival demonstrates that the capital of Hungary is a happy host to a diversity of cultures, welcoming expats and visitors from all parts of the world in friendship. This annual end of summer Jewish cultural cavalcade can be a special occasion for everyone, say organisers. Each year the Hungarian Jewish Community opens its gates and presents the colourful ...
Jewish Cultural Festival In Budapest Approaching
- 27 Aug 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Budapest’s annual Jewish Cultural Festival will begin on Sunday and run for a week with concerts, theatre performances and film screenings. The biggest concerts will be held at the Great synagogue on Dohány utca, while theatre productions, concerts and film screenings will take place at the Goldmark Hall and the Rumbach utca synagogue.
Reconstruction Of World’s Fourth-Largest Synagogue, In Szeged, To Begin
- 10 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Reconstruction works have begun on Hungary’s second-largest and the world’s fourth-biggest synagogue in the city of Szeged in southern Hungary after the government appropriated HUF 950 million (USD 3.39m) to the renovation of the crumbling 1340-seat Jewish place of worship.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Media Scene Is Still In Flux
- 6 Aug 2015 8:58 AM
- business
Although the Hungarian government’s only concern of late seems to be how to keep asylum seekers out of the country, I don’t want to succumb to the same tunnel vision. And so today I’m turning to the state of the Hungarian media. So-called public (közszolgálati) television and radio are by now mere mouthpieces of government propaganda. Magyar Rádió is still, by default, the station that most ...
13th Century Mikveh Opens To Visitors In Budapest
- 30 Jul 2015 10:35 AM
- health & wellness
A Jewish ritual bath or mikveh built in the 13th century and excavated eight years ago will open to visitors in the Buda Castle district from August. The small mikveh in the western tunnels can be visited during guided underground tours every Monday, the asset manager said. The shallow bath which was carved in stone during the middle ages is supplied by underground water and has remained intact ...
Ruin Pubs & Beyond: Exploring Budapest’s 7th District
- 1 Oct 2015 9:10 AM
- entertainment
If you’re coming to Budapest, visiting some of the ruin pubs is probably on the top of your list. But did you know that Budapest’s 7th district offers so much more than a great night out in these cool bars? In fact, the neighborhood is full of interesting stores, design shops, street art and restaurants. We were recently invited to explore the 7th district with Budapest Flow that offers ...
Conductor Iván Fischer: There Is So Much To Do In Hungary
- 14 Sep 2015 1:00 AM
- community & culture
In the wake of touring Europe’s most prestigious festivals and the megalopolis of South America, the Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO) is going on tour around Hungary’s small villages and provincial towns. A special Autism-friendly Cocoa Concert will complement the free Community Week programme, during which the young (and mostly Roma) inhabitants of Cserdi will be able to enjoy the orchestra’s ...
Justice Minister: "Govt Welcomes Renaissance Of Jewish Life In Hungary"
- 4 Sep 2015 9:26 AM
- community & culture
There is no excuse for discrimination and persecution; to repeat this over and over again is not some sort of mania or an act of self-scolding but merely the act of facing up to our responsibility, Minister of Justice László Trócsányi said on 2 September 2015 in Szeged at the opening ceremony of the 9th Szeged Autumn Jewish Cultural Festival which was also attended by Mór Ilan, Israel’s ...
Budapest Jewish Cultural Festival Leader Quits
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The artistic director of the Jewish Cultural Festival, József Böjte, resigned on Monday after state secretary Csaba Latorcai was jeered off the stage as he made a speech opening the event on Sunday. The audience drowned out Latorcai with applause before he ended his speech because he was defending singer Mária Petrás, whose invitation had been withdrawn due to allegations that she had performed ...
Video: Jewish Cultural Festival, Until 6 Sept
- 27 Aug 2015 11:00 AM
- community & culture
Budapest is a receptive city, and this festival demonstrates that the capital of Hungary is a happy host to a diversity of cultures, welcoming expats and visitors from all parts of the world in friendship. This annual end of summer Jewish cultural cavalcade can be a special occasion for everyone, say organisers. Each year the Hungarian Jewish Community opens its gates and presents the colourful ...
Jewish Cultural Festival In Budapest Approaching
- 27 Aug 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Budapest’s annual Jewish Cultural Festival will begin on Sunday and run for a week with concerts, theatre performances and film screenings. The biggest concerts will be held at the Great synagogue on Dohány utca, while theatre productions, concerts and film screenings will take place at the Goldmark Hall and the Rumbach utca synagogue.
Reconstruction Of World’s Fourth-Largest Synagogue, In Szeged, To Begin
- 10 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Reconstruction works have begun on Hungary’s second-largest and the world’s fourth-biggest synagogue in the city of Szeged in southern Hungary after the government appropriated HUF 950 million (USD 3.39m) to the renovation of the crumbling 1340-seat Jewish place of worship.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Media Scene Is Still In Flux
- 6 Aug 2015 8:58 AM
- business
Although the Hungarian government’s only concern of late seems to be how to keep asylum seekers out of the country, I don’t want to succumb to the same tunnel vision. And so today I’m turning to the state of the Hungarian media. So-called public (közszolgálati) television and radio are by now mere mouthpieces of government propaganda. Magyar Rádió is still, by default, the station that most ...
13th Century Mikveh Opens To Visitors In Budapest
- 30 Jul 2015 10:35 AM
- health & wellness
A Jewish ritual bath or mikveh built in the 13th century and excavated eight years ago will open to visitors in the Buda Castle district from August. The small mikveh in the western tunnels can be visited during guided underground tours every Monday, the asset manager said. The shallow bath which was carved in stone during the middle ages is supplied by underground water and has remained intact ...