179 result(s) for holocaust in Current Affairs
March Of The Living Commemorates Holocaust Victims
- 18 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of people participated in the March of the Living commemorating the victims of the Holocaust in Budapest. The event held for the fifteenth time began at the “Shoes on the riverbank” memorial honouring the memory of Holocaust victims killed on the banks of the Danube, where participants placed stones, candles and flowers.
Video: Budapest 'March Of The Living' Commemorates Holocaust
- 18 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of people took to the streets of Budapest last week for the 2017 ‘March of the Living’ – an event to commemorate the 550,000 Hungarian Jews killed in the Holocaust.
Senior Ruling Officials Defend ‘Lex Heineken’ Bill
- 22 Mar 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government sees no reason to withdraw the bill prohibiting the commercial use of totalitarian symbols, government office chief János Lázár and deputy prime minister Zsolt Semjén told news site atv.hu, reacting to news reports speculating about government plans to abandon the bill. “Lex Heineken” would ban the use of symbols such as the swastika, the arrow cross, the hammer and sickle as well ...
Video: British Extremist Plans Expat Move To Hungary
- 22 Mar 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Nick Griffin, former leader of the far-right British National Party, has said he would be moving to Hungary before “trouble begins in Western Europe,” according to video footage posted by Hungarian online news portal 444.hu, in which the controversial politician praises Hungary.
Hungarian Minister Weighs In On Heineken Case
- 21 Mar 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s national interests will not be violated without consequences in the country or beyond, the government office chief told lawmakers on Monday, referring to a planned bill on the use of totalitarian symbols in retail trade. János Lázár said one of the reasons for the bill was because the Heineken group had abused its market position, making the production and distribution of the brand ...
Gradowski’s Auschwitz Fragments First Published In Hungarian
- 30 Jan 2017 6:28 AM
- current affairs
Polish Jewish author Zalmen Gradowski’s Auschwitz fragments, regarded as one of the most authentic documents of the Holocaust, have been first published in Hungarian to mark this year’s International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Gradowski was a prisoner of Auschwitz-Birkenau in German-occupied Poland from 1942 and worked for 16 months in the Sonderkommando slave labour unit in the gas chambers and ...
New Israeli Ambassador Presents Credentials To President Áder
- 24 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Yossi Amrani, Israel’s new ambassador to Hungary, presented his credentials to President Janos Áder. After the ceremony, the ambassador told MTI that he would seek to convey his country’s message of cooperation to the Hungarian people and its leaders.
Xpat Opinion: US Ambassador To UN Criticizes Hungarian Government
- 12 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist rejects the accusations of state-sponsored anti-Semitism suggested by Samantha Power, the US Ambassador to the UN. A left-wing commentator, on the other hand, thinks that by tolerating racist discourse, the government has endangered good relations with the US.
Xpat Opinion: Zsolt Bayer Awarded The Knight’s Cross
- 25 Aug 2016 12:35 PM
- current affairs
The leading left-wing daily accuses the government of institutionalizing racist language by rewarding the controversial journalist Zsolt Bayer with one of Hungary’s highest state orders. A conservative columnist, on the other hand, ridicules a protest by a growing number of former nominees who have returned their awards.
March Of The Living Commemorates Holocaust Victims
- 18 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of people participated in the March of the Living commemorating the victims of the Holocaust in Budapest. The event held for the fifteenth time began at the “Shoes on the riverbank” memorial honouring the memory of Holocaust victims killed on the banks of the Danube, where participants placed stones, candles and flowers.
Video: Budapest 'March Of The Living' Commemorates Holocaust
- 18 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of people took to the streets of Budapest last week for the 2017 ‘March of the Living’ – an event to commemorate the 550,000 Hungarian Jews killed in the Holocaust.
Senior Ruling Officials Defend ‘Lex Heineken’ Bill
- 22 Mar 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government sees no reason to withdraw the bill prohibiting the commercial use of totalitarian symbols, government office chief János Lázár and deputy prime minister Zsolt Semjén told news site atv.hu, reacting to news reports speculating about government plans to abandon the bill. “Lex Heineken” would ban the use of symbols such as the swastika, the arrow cross, the hammer and sickle as well ...
Video: British Extremist Plans Expat Move To Hungary
- 22 Mar 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Nick Griffin, former leader of the far-right British National Party, has said he would be moving to Hungary before “trouble begins in Western Europe,” according to video footage posted by Hungarian online news portal 444.hu, in which the controversial politician praises Hungary.
Hungarian Minister Weighs In On Heineken Case
- 21 Mar 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s national interests will not be violated without consequences in the country or beyond, the government office chief told lawmakers on Monday, referring to a planned bill on the use of totalitarian symbols in retail trade. János Lázár said one of the reasons for the bill was because the Heineken group had abused its market position, making the production and distribution of the brand ...
Gradowski’s Auschwitz Fragments First Published In Hungarian
- 30 Jan 2017 6:28 AM
- current affairs
Polish Jewish author Zalmen Gradowski’s Auschwitz fragments, regarded as one of the most authentic documents of the Holocaust, have been first published in Hungarian to mark this year’s International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Gradowski was a prisoner of Auschwitz-Birkenau in German-occupied Poland from 1942 and worked for 16 months in the Sonderkommando slave labour unit in the gas chambers and ...
New Israeli Ambassador Presents Credentials To President Áder
- 24 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Yossi Amrani, Israel’s new ambassador to Hungary, presented his credentials to President Janos Áder. After the ceremony, the ambassador told MTI that he would seek to convey his country’s message of cooperation to the Hungarian people and its leaders.
Xpat Opinion: US Ambassador To UN Criticizes Hungarian Government
- 12 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist rejects the accusations of state-sponsored anti-Semitism suggested by Samantha Power, the US Ambassador to the UN. A left-wing commentator, on the other hand, thinks that by tolerating racist discourse, the government has endangered good relations with the US.
Xpat Opinion: Zsolt Bayer Awarded The Knight’s Cross
- 25 Aug 2016 12:35 PM
- current affairs
The leading left-wing daily accuses the government of institutionalizing racist language by rewarding the controversial journalist Zsolt Bayer with one of Hungary’s highest state orders. A conservative columnist, on the other hand, ridicules a protest by a growing number of former nominees who have returned their awards.