Tag: Hungary

The author recounts their experience growing up in Hungary with a Jewish background that they were not aware of until their adolescence.
In a recent episode of the PBS show Finding Your Roots, singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette discovers her Jewish heritage for the first time at the age of 28.
Musician Alanis Morissette discovers her family's Jewish history on the PBS series Finding Your Roots.
This week's Antisemitism Monitor reports on several incidents of antisemitism in different parts of the world.
In this week's Antisemitism Monitor, several incidents of antisemitism and related issues are highlighted.
This fictional story centers around the protagonist's discovery that Raoul Wallenberg, a heroic Swedish diplomat who saved the lives of thousands of Hungarian Jews during WWII, may be alive.
This article describes the author's search for information about her grandmothers, who were Holocaust victims.
Agnes Biro Rothblatt, a 90-year-old Jewish woman from San Francisco, shares her life story in this interview for the Wisdom Project at Moment.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Anne Applebaum discusses lessons for Israel from Poland and Hungary regarding democracy.
This text explores the author's discovery of their grandfather's second wife, Olga, who has been largely forgotten and marginalized within the family.
The podcast episode discusses the impact of Hungary's illiberal democratic regime on its Jewish community, which is the largest in central and eastern Europe.
Szabolcs Takács, Hungary's newly appointed ambassador to the United States, is entering his post amid uncertain diplomatic relations between Hungary and the US.
Author Sharon Hart-Green discusses her novel "Come Back for Me," taking readers on a journey from post-holocaust Hungary to 1960s Israel and back, exploring themes of identity, survival, and the impact of historical events on individuals.
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.
The overthrow of Communism and the end of the Cold War were marked by various significant events across Eastern Europe.