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ENGLISH / 2025. Június 15. / 19:05

The Iranian regime’s open threat of nuclear weapons endangers not only the State of Israel but global security as well. This regime, which denies even the most basic human rights to its own people—especially to women, religious minorities, and dissenters—is now attempting to expand its oppressive ideology in the region through military means.

ENGLISH / 2025. Június 15. / 18:53

If someone is stuck without medicines one of the doctor's of Mazsihisz Szeretetkorhaz will give the prescription in Laky Adolf utca 42., every day from 9 to 16:00.

ENGLISH / 2025. Február 18. / 14:55

On the occasion of Tu BiShvat, a memorial tree was planted at the Holocaust Memorial Center to honor the memory of Erika van Gelder-Révész (1947–2015), former president of B’nai B’rith Europe.

ENGLISH / 2025. Február 06. / 09:44

Last summer, two young staff members of the Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives were tasked with organizing the institution’s attic, but their work led to an incredible discovery. They found fragments of an 18th-century wooden synagogue, which had been identified in 1911 by Rabbi Ferenc Löwy as "the oldest Jewish temple in Transylvania". An exhibition showcasing these remains opened yesterday at the museum.

ENGLISH / 2025. Február 05. / 14:11

Oren Zukierkorn, President of the Herzl Center in Jerusalem, visited Budapest, where he met with Prof. Dr. Andor Grósz, President of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary (Mazsihisz). The meeting was also attended by András Büchler, a member of the Mazsihisz leadership, who moderated the discussion.

ENGLISH / 2025. Január 16. / 10:05

Since the terrorist attack of 7 October 2023, the Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary (Mazsihisz) has been following the fate of the hostages kidnapped by the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas with great concern, praying for them regularly in our synagogues and helping the Israeli communities under attack with the means at our disposal.

ENGLISH / 2024. December 10. / 15:41

Donuts, hot tea, sing-along, and festive candle lighting await those celebrating in Pest and Buda on December 28 and 30, 2024. The fourth flame of Hanukkah will be lit together on Jászai Mari Square, and the sixth flame of the holiday on Lövőház Street. Dr. Tamás Verő, Chief Rabbi of the Frankel Leó Road Synagogue, welcomes everyone to the festive flash mobs.

ENGLISH / 2024. December 05. / 13:18

This year, the International Cantor Convention is being held for the sixteenth time, with the participation of about 60 world-renowned cantors, including Shmuel Barzilai, Chief Cantor of Vienna, and cantors Isidoro Abramowicz and Netanel Baram from Los Angeles. The prestigious event is hosted for the second time by the renovated Rumbach Sebestyén Street Synagogue.

ENGLISH / 2024. November 22. / 12:32

The Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary (Mazsihisz) considers the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Galant to be a mockery of law and a violation of justice.

ENGLISH / 2024. Október 21. / 09:17

The Dokuforte Photo Archive is looking for family photo archives related to our Jewish past, including Holocaust survivors, for digitization and publication. The digital photo library does not keep the photos of documentary value but returns them to their owners after digitization.

ENGLISH / 2024. Augusztus 04. / 18:59

In the second article of our Olympic series, we remember Ilona Elek, our first Hungarian female Olympic champion, who fought hard battles both on the piste and in life. Our two-time Olympic champion (1936, 1948), Olympic silver medalist (1952), six-time world champion, five-time European champion and ten-time Hungarian champion fencer Ilona Elek was born on May 17, 1907, in Budapest.

ENGLISH / 2024. Augusztus 01. / 12:59

On Friday, 26 July, the 2024 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad began in Paris. In the articles published on our website during the games, we will celebrate the greatest Hungarian Jewish Olympic champions of the past, reviving their achievements and immortal spirit. In our first article, we pay tribute to Alfréd Hajós, who excelled in both architecture and sports.