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Many Hungarian Jews credit Viktor Orban for keeping them safe. But will they vote for him?

JL;DR SUMMARY As Hungary faces pivotal parliamentary elections, the Jewish community finds itself conflicted over Prime Minister Viktor Orban, an authoritarian leader who has maintained a complex relationship with the community. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityHungaryIsrael RelationsViktor OrbanHungarian ElectionsLiberal Vs. ConservativeEu PoliticsFidesz PartyOrban's Policies

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Budapest, Hungary
"BUDAPEST, Hungary As Hungarians go to the polls in their most consequential parliamentary elections since the fall of communism 35 years ago, Ferenc Olti is torn."
Balatonfüred, Somogy, Hungary
"Olti, a former vice-president of the Hungarian Jewish Association who lives in the lake resort of Balatonfred."

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