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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: The Coziest Craft Beer Bar In Budapest
- 14 Apr 2016 1:45 AM
- food & drink
Tucked away down a side street off the tourist-popular Ráday Street, Green Sheep Bar is a cozy little basement bar and a great place to stop for a few after dinner. Founded by a local entrepreneur with a long history at other breweries, it only opened in late 2015 and is still finding its feet in the Budapest craft beer scene.
International Book Festival Budapest, On Until 24 April
- 11 Apr 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
On April 21, by evoking the old Catalonian custom of exchanging a gift of flowers and books the 23rd International Book Festival Budapest will ceremonially open its gates. The Hungarian Publishers' and Booksellers' Association, organizer of the festival, was one of the first organizations adopting World Book and Copyright Day honouring creative work and the importance of reading – the ...
Video: Hungary Mourns The Loss Of One Its Most Prominent Writers
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- video
Hungary is in mourning after the loss of one of its most prominent writers. Auschwitz survivor Imre Kertesz died at his home in Budapest after a long illness. Imre Kertész has died.
Nobel Laureate Author Imre Kertész Dies At 86
- 1 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Nobel laureate author Imre Kertész died at age 86 after a long and serious illness, the publisher Magvető said. The novelist, essayist and translator was the first Hungarian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, becoming a Nobel laureate in 2002.
CEU Business School Event: The Rise Of Intelligent Robots, 6 April
- 30 Mar 2016 9:02 AM
- specials
Joint roundtable of CEU Business School and the John von Neumann Computer Society on April 6 at 6 PM in CEU Business School.
Gaarder Coming To Book Festival
- 21 Mar 2016 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Slovakia will be the featured guest country at this year’s Budapest International Book Festival, to be held at the Millenáris Park on April 21-24. The honoured guest writer will be Jostein Gaarder of Norway.
PM Orbán 15 March Address: Migration ‘Invasive’
- 16 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister said in his March 15 address that mass migration is presented as a humanitarian issue, but its real nature is “invasive”. Viktor Orbán said discussions on migrant relocation would begin with talks on resettling “a couple of hundred or a thousand” people but this was sure to lead to the resettlement of tens or hundreds of thousands of migrants.
Curious Minds With Steve Weiss, Brody Studios, 16 March
- 7 Mar 2016 8:02 AM
- entertainment
Dr. Steve Weiss is a Senior Visiting Research Fellow in the Department of War Studies at Kings College London, after being awarded his Masters and PhD in the same subject. He is the author of “Allies in Conflict” as well as a contributor to works on the French Resistance. His own memoirs, “Second Chance” were published in 2011 and his wartime story contributed greatly to Charles Glass’ recent ...
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: The Coziest Craft Beer Bar In Budapest
- 14 Apr 2016 1:45 AM
- food & drink
Tucked away down a side street off the tourist-popular Ráday Street, Green Sheep Bar is a cozy little basement bar and a great place to stop for a few after dinner. Founded by a local entrepreneur with a long history at other breweries, it only opened in late 2015 and is still finding its feet in the Budapest craft beer scene.
International Book Festival Budapest, On Until 24 April
- 11 Apr 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
On April 21, by evoking the old Catalonian custom of exchanging a gift of flowers and books the 23rd International Book Festival Budapest will ceremonially open its gates. The Hungarian Publishers' and Booksellers' Association, organizer of the festival, was one of the first organizations adopting World Book and Copyright Day honouring creative work and the importance of reading – the ...
Video: Hungary Mourns The Loss Of One Its Most Prominent Writers
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- video
Hungary is in mourning after the loss of one of its most prominent writers. Auschwitz survivor Imre Kertesz died at his home in Budapest after a long illness. Imre Kertész has died.
Nobel Laureate Author Imre Kertész Dies At 86
- 1 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Nobel laureate author Imre Kertész died at age 86 after a long and serious illness, the publisher Magvető said. The novelist, essayist and translator was the first Hungarian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, becoming a Nobel laureate in 2002.
CEU Business School Event: The Rise Of Intelligent Robots, 6 April
- 30 Mar 2016 9:02 AM
- specials
Joint roundtable of CEU Business School and the John von Neumann Computer Society on April 6 at 6 PM in CEU Business School.
Gaarder Coming To Book Festival
- 21 Mar 2016 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Slovakia will be the featured guest country at this year’s Budapest International Book Festival, to be held at the Millenáris Park on April 21-24. The honoured guest writer will be Jostein Gaarder of Norway.
PM Orbán 15 March Address: Migration ‘Invasive’
- 16 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister said in his March 15 address that mass migration is presented as a humanitarian issue, but its real nature is “invasive”. Viktor Orbán said discussions on migrant relocation would begin with talks on resettling “a couple of hundred or a thousand” people but this was sure to lead to the resettlement of tens or hundreds of thousands of migrants.
Curious Minds With Steve Weiss, Brody Studios, 16 March
- 7 Mar 2016 8:02 AM
- entertainment
Dr. Steve Weiss is a Senior Visiting Research Fellow in the Department of War Studies at Kings College London, after being awarded his Masters and PhD in the same subject. He is the author of “Allies in Conflict” as well as a contributor to works on the French Resistance. His own memoirs, “Second Chance” were published in 2011 and his wartime story contributed greatly to Charles Glass’ recent ...