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Rise of Conservative right alarming Hungary’s Jews

Jewish Journal March 25, 2010

The radical far-right Jobbik party is poised to emerge in next month\’s elections in Hungary as a potent force in Parliament, and the prospect is ringing alarm bells in Central Europe\’s largest Jewish community.\n\n\”It\’s scary,\” said Vera Szekeres-Varsa, a Holocaust survivor and former chair of the Hungarian branch of Amnesty International. \”It\’s not like 60 or 70 years ago, but it\’s still scary.\”

Documenting Identity

Annette Insdorf May 6, 2004

The upcoming Los Angeles release of \”Hiding and Seeking\” follows its world premiere in mid-January as the opening-night selection of the New York Jewish Film Festival.

Q & A With András Simony

David Finnigan February 26, 2004

András Simonyi, Hungary\’s ambassador to the United States, made his first visit to the Museum of Tolerance Feb. 11 to plan a spring memorial marking this year\’s 60th anniversary of the Nazi deportation of Hungarian Jews in 1944.

Eulogies:Nathan Pollak

Eva Yelloz November 29, 2001

The passing of Nathan Pollak on Oct. 26 sent shock waves throughout the Jewish community. Nathan was a dynamic worker for many Jewish causes, and his sudden demise left an enormous spiritual and physical vacuum.

Hungarian Haven

Michael J April 1, 1999

In other circumstances, there would be nothing unusual about busloads of Yugoslavs visiting the capital of their northern neighbor, Hungary.

Other Voices

Sandor Slomovits June 18, 1998

My father has always revered Joe Louis. Asurprising hero, perhaps, for a man born and raised in far-awayHungary. Not the hero one might expect of a Jewish cantor, whose workall his life has been singing liturgy in synagogues. Yet, among themost vivid memories I have from my childhood in Hungary and Israel,through my teen-age years in the United States, are the stories myfather told of Joe Louis.

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