Hungary’s small Orthodox Jewish community is accusing the Chabad-affiliated Association of Hungarian Jewish Communities (EMIH) of attempting a “hostile takeover” of their community. A long-standing dispute between the two communities, as outlined by the Autonomous Orthodox Jewish Community of Hungary (MAOIH), centers around budgets and prime central real estate in Budapest, worth a . MAOIH...
A four-day retreat in Truskavets, Ukraine was organized by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) for nearly 600 Jewish community volunteers from all over Ukraine to come together and learn from each other. The retreat was a chance for the volunteers to find solace and was highlighted by the singing of soulful havdalah tunes...
In the McGill Reporter, the staff and faculty journal of McGill University, the story of Hungarian Holocaust survivor Judith Nemes Black, a McGill alumna, is recounted. On January 26, she spoke at an event at Mcgill commemorating International Holocaust Memorial Day. Her story illuminates what it was like to live as a child hiding from...
Israel’s new right-wing coalition government has proposed an overhaul of the judicial system, which includes limiting the power of the High Court of Justice and giving politicians more influence over the selection of judges. Advocates contend that the modifications will bring balance back to a system they allege is controlled by judges with a left-leaning...
The refusal of the administrative division of the city council of Bucharest to take down a bust of Mircea Vulcanescu, who served as the finance minister in the nation’s pro-Nazi government during World War II, has outraged watchdogs in Romania. The majority of council members chose not to participate in the vote on a resolution...
Hanukkah kits that were distributed to families in Ukraine In Maidan Square in Kyiv, the traditional Hanukkah lighting took place despite the war with Russia. Mayor Vitali Klitschko decided to continue the tradition to show that light can overcome darkness. Ambassadors from the US, Greece, the UK, and Germany were in attendance to show their...
The missile that recently striked Poland was determined to have originated from Ukrainian air-defenses, not from Russia. In response to this, the UK Russian Embassy’s twitter account posted a cartoon of Volodymyr Zelenskyy writing on a chalkboard in reference to the popular meme from The Simpsons. However, the caricature of Zelensky gave him an abnormally...
Over the summer, Zsuzsa Hegedus, one of Viktor Orban’s longest-serving advisors, resigned in protest over a speech given by him that was “worthy of Goebbels.” Even while she doesn’t think that Orbán is racist personally, she said in a message to the Hungarian news site hvg.hu that the remarks he made “turned into an...
A recent survey taken of 600 Jews in Ukraine reveals concerns as Ukraine begins its second winter in its war with Russia. As her nine months into the war in Ukraine approach, the impact on civilians continues to grow, especially as the harsh winter months begin. The survey was taken via online and written questionnaires...
According to the study results, 24% of Hungarian society is severely and 18% somewhat anti-Semitic, placing it third in terms of anti-Semitism, behind Poland and Greece. The fact that 39% of Hungarian respondents think that Jews secretly coordinate world politics and the economy demonstrates the prevalence of anti-Semitic prejudices. Additionally, more than 25% of...
