103 result(s) for holocaust in Community & Culture
Exhibition Opens On Poles Who Saved Jews During Holocaust
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
A temporary exhibition dubbed “Risking their lives - Poles saving Jewish people during the Holocaust” was opened in the Holocaust Memorial Centre in Budapest. The exhibition was organized by the Polish embassy and the Polish Institute in Budapest and assembled by the Museum of the History of Polish Jews (Polin Museum) and the Polish Foreign Ministry.
Hungary Signs 3-Year Education Exchange With Israel
- 2 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary’s state secretary for higher education has signed a three-year education exchange programme with the Israeli education ministry. The programme running until 2019 will give increased focus to education on the Holocaust in Hungary, László Palkovics told MTI on Sunday.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum Urges Rescinding Bayer’s State Award
- 25 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Holocaust Memorial Museum of Washington, DC, condemned Hungary granting a state award to journalist Zsolt Bayer and called for rescinding the award. The USHMM said the award is intended to recognize individuals who demonstrate excellence in service to the country and “the promotion of universal human values”.
Historic Churches Address March Of The Living For The First Time
- 18 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
This year’s March of the Living marked the first time that commemorative event was addressed by representatives of Hungary’s historic churches. Chief Rabbi Róbert Frölich said that although the Synagogue and the Basilica are just a few minutes’ walk apart, “there were times when the sobbing of the Synagogue and the cries for help from Jews who were to be sent to die fell on deaf ears and closed ...
Nobel Laureate Author Imre Kertész Dies At 86
- 1 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Nobel laureate author Imre Kertész died at age 86 after a long and serious illness, the publisher Magvető said. The novelist, essayist and translator was the first Hungarian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, becoming a Nobel laureate in 2002.
Géza Röhrig: “I Felt Like I Was In Los Angeles As The Saul Of 15 Million Hungarians”
- 5 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Presenting the Holocaust “from an internal point of view” in order to gain an understanding of what it was like to be a victim of the tragedy is the essence of the Academy Award-winning film Son of Saul, László Nemes Jeles, the film’s director, said. “It is amazing to see how happy people are about the Oscar,” the director told a press conference in Budapest. Nemes Jeles said he spoke with ...
Video: Son Of Saul Team Returns To Budapest In Triumph
- 3 Mar 2016 10:35 AM
- community & culture
Presenting the Holocaust “from an internal point of view” in order to gain an understanding of what it was like to be a victim of the tragedy is the essence of the Academy Award winning film Son of Saul, László Nemes Jeles, the film’s director, said. “It is amazing to see how happy people are about the Oscar,” the director told a press conference in Budapest.
US Congressmen Protest Against Hungary’s Hóman Monument
- 8 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Leaders of the Unites States Congress bipartisan task force against anti- Semitism have voiced protest against Hungary’s plans to erect a monument to Horthy-era minister Bálint Hóman, the New York-based Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported. In a letter to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the body expressed “deep concern” about the monument, planned to be put up in central Hungary’s Székesfehérvár ...
Hungarian Archbishop Paskai Dies Aged 89
- 18 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Retired Archbishop of Esztergom László Paskai, former head of Hungary’s Catholic Church, died aged 89. Hungary has lost a priest who loved his church and country, the Christian Democrats said, expressing deep condolences over Paskai’s death in a statement. Paskai headed the Catholic Church in difficult times and he was a dedicated and wise leader and a good diplomat, the statement said.
Exhibition Opens On Poles Who Saved Jews During Holocaust
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
A temporary exhibition dubbed “Risking their lives - Poles saving Jewish people during the Holocaust” was opened in the Holocaust Memorial Centre in Budapest. The exhibition was organized by the Polish embassy and the Polish Institute in Budapest and assembled by the Museum of the History of Polish Jews (Polin Museum) and the Polish Foreign Ministry.
Hungary Signs 3-Year Education Exchange With Israel
- 2 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary’s state secretary for higher education has signed a three-year education exchange programme with the Israeli education ministry. The programme running until 2019 will give increased focus to education on the Holocaust in Hungary, László Palkovics told MTI on Sunday.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum Urges Rescinding Bayer’s State Award
- 25 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Holocaust Memorial Museum of Washington, DC, condemned Hungary granting a state award to journalist Zsolt Bayer and called for rescinding the award. The USHMM said the award is intended to recognize individuals who demonstrate excellence in service to the country and “the promotion of universal human values”.
Historic Churches Address March Of The Living For The First Time
- 18 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
This year’s March of the Living marked the first time that commemorative event was addressed by representatives of Hungary’s historic churches. Chief Rabbi Róbert Frölich said that although the Synagogue and the Basilica are just a few minutes’ walk apart, “there were times when the sobbing of the Synagogue and the cries for help from Jews who were to be sent to die fell on deaf ears and closed ...
Nobel Laureate Author Imre Kertész Dies At 86
- 1 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Nobel laureate author Imre Kertész died at age 86 after a long and serious illness, the publisher Magvető said. The novelist, essayist and translator was the first Hungarian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, becoming a Nobel laureate in 2002.
Géza Röhrig: “I Felt Like I Was In Los Angeles As The Saul Of 15 Million Hungarians”
- 5 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Presenting the Holocaust “from an internal point of view” in order to gain an understanding of what it was like to be a victim of the tragedy is the essence of the Academy Award-winning film Son of Saul, László Nemes Jeles, the film’s director, said. “It is amazing to see how happy people are about the Oscar,” the director told a press conference in Budapest. Nemes Jeles said he spoke with ...
Video: Son Of Saul Team Returns To Budapest In Triumph
- 3 Mar 2016 10:35 AM
- community & culture
Presenting the Holocaust “from an internal point of view” in order to gain an understanding of what it was like to be a victim of the tragedy is the essence of the Academy Award winning film Son of Saul, László Nemes Jeles, the film’s director, said. “It is amazing to see how happy people are about the Oscar,” the director told a press conference in Budapest.
US Congressmen Protest Against Hungary’s Hóman Monument
- 8 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Leaders of the Unites States Congress bipartisan task force against anti- Semitism have voiced protest against Hungary’s plans to erect a monument to Horthy-era minister Bálint Hóman, the New York-based Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported. In a letter to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the body expressed “deep concern” about the monument, planned to be put up in central Hungary’s Székesfehérvár ...
Hungarian Archbishop Paskai Dies Aged 89
- 18 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Retired Archbishop of Esztergom László Paskai, former head of Hungary’s Catholic Church, died aged 89. Hungary has lost a priest who loved his church and country, the Christian Democrats said, expressing deep condolences over Paskai’s death in a statement. Paskai headed the Catholic Church in difficult times and he was a dedicated and wise leader and a good diplomat, the statement said.