Tag: Budapest

Agnes Keleti, a 100-year-old Holocaust survivor and gymnast, is the oldest surviving Olympic champion and the most decorated Jewish female Olympic athlete of all time.
A group called the Autonomous Orthodox Jewish Community of Hungary is accusing the Hasidic Chabad movement of taking over their organization, including the historic Kazinczy Street Synagogue, with the help of the Hungarian government.
András Koerner, a Budapest native and expert on Hungarian Jewish food, has dedicated his retirement to documenting and uncovering the history of Jewish Hungarian life and cuisine.
As Hungary commemorates the 30th anniversary of the fall of Communism in Central Europe, the author reflects on their time in Budapest in the late 1980s.
Gyrgy Konrd, a well-known Hungarian novelist and political dissident, captivated readers with his unique storytelling that delved into the grim realities of Communist-era Eastern Europe.
"The Shop Around the Corner," a film released in 1940 and later remade as "You've Got Mail," explores the themes of connection and escapism through letter writing in a Budapest department store.