179 result(s) for holocaust in Current Affairs
Israel Recognises Hungarians Helping Jews During Holocaust
- 30 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Sándor Pintér, Hungary’s interior minister, and Israeli ambassador to Hungary Ilan Mor handed over Israel’s Righteous Among the Nations honours to Hungarians helping Jews during WWII, at a ceremony in Budapest. In his address at the ceremony, Pintér voiced the Hungarian state’s commitment to protecting each of its citizens from “murderous intent, external enemy or internal treason”.
US Freedom Of Religion Report Gives Mixed Assessment Of Hungary
- 15 Oct 2015 4:30 AM
- current affairs
The US Department of State’s latest report on religious freedom issued on Wednesday established that Hungary’s constitution guaranteed the freedom of religion. The report, however, made critical remarks on the deregistration of religious groups and other issues. It said that the constitution provides for freedom of religion, separates church and state, and stipulates that religious communities ...
Holocaust-Era Documents Found In Budapest
- 22 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 5,000-7,000 pages of documents from the 1940s were recently discovered during the renovation of a flat on Kossuth tér. The documents provide information about the forced relocation of Jewish residents of Budapest’s 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th Districts to houses marked with a yellow star.
Hungary Applies Zero Tolerance To Anti-Semitism, Says Official In US
- 20 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government applies zero tolerance and takes a categorical stand against all manifestations of anti- Semitism, the deputy state secretary in charge of European affairs said in Washington D.C. A performance by the Glass House Orchestra and the world-famous Muzsikás folk band at the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue, held on the sidelines of a Jewish festival dedicated to the victims of ...
US Ambassador To Hungary: Important To Confront The Past
- 22 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It is important to confront the past and process the painful periods of history, US Ambassador to Budapest Colleen Bell said at the launch of a publication on the Holocaust. Speaking at the event held at the Central European University to present The Future of Holocaust Memorialization: Confronting Racism, Antisemitism, and Homophobia through Memory Work, the ambassador said it is important to ...
US Special Envoy For Holocaust Visits Budapest
- 4 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Nicholas Dean, the US State Department’s Special Envoy for Holocaust issues, has paid a visit to Budapest recently, daily Magyar Nemzet said, citing information by the US embassy. During his visit, the special envoy held talks with representatives of the government and civil society, the embassy said.
FBI Director Regrets Holocaust Remarks Were “Distracting”
- 24 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
FBI director James Comey declined to apologise for recent remarks regarding the involvement of Germany, Poland and Hungary in the Holocaust but said he regretted mentioning specific countries, which was “distracting” for readers, the US news website wate.com reported. During a visit to the local FBI headquarters of Knoxville on Tuesday, Comey was asked if he had an apology for his remarks ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary Protests Against Holocaust Comments By FBI Director
- 23 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság takes up the defence of FBI director James Corney who said that Nazis and their accomplices in many countries, including Hungary, thought they were doing the right thing. The left-wing daily says leading Hungarian government politicians have amply confessed Hungary’s war time sins.
Hungarian Auschwitz Survivor To Testify In Nazi Camp Officer’s Trial
- 22 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Holocaust survivor Éva Pusztai-Fahidi will testify as a witness and plaintiff in a trial of a former Nazi SS officer accused of being an accessory to the murder of more than 300,000 people at the Auschwitz death camp.
Israel Recognises Hungarians Helping Jews During Holocaust
- 30 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Sándor Pintér, Hungary’s interior minister, and Israeli ambassador to Hungary Ilan Mor handed over Israel’s Righteous Among the Nations honours to Hungarians helping Jews during WWII, at a ceremony in Budapest. In his address at the ceremony, Pintér voiced the Hungarian state’s commitment to protecting each of its citizens from “murderous intent, external enemy or internal treason”.
US Freedom Of Religion Report Gives Mixed Assessment Of Hungary
- 15 Oct 2015 4:30 AM
- current affairs
The US Department of State’s latest report on religious freedom issued on Wednesday established that Hungary’s constitution guaranteed the freedom of religion. The report, however, made critical remarks on the deregistration of religious groups and other issues. It said that the constitution provides for freedom of religion, separates church and state, and stipulates that religious communities ...
Holocaust-Era Documents Found In Budapest
- 22 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 5,000-7,000 pages of documents from the 1940s were recently discovered during the renovation of a flat on Kossuth tér. The documents provide information about the forced relocation of Jewish residents of Budapest’s 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th Districts to houses marked with a yellow star.
Hungary Applies Zero Tolerance To Anti-Semitism, Says Official In US
- 20 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government applies zero tolerance and takes a categorical stand against all manifestations of anti- Semitism, the deputy state secretary in charge of European affairs said in Washington D.C. A performance by the Glass House Orchestra and the world-famous Muzsikás folk band at the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue, held on the sidelines of a Jewish festival dedicated to the victims of ...
US Ambassador To Hungary: Important To Confront The Past
- 22 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It is important to confront the past and process the painful periods of history, US Ambassador to Budapest Colleen Bell said at the launch of a publication on the Holocaust. Speaking at the event held at the Central European University to present The Future of Holocaust Memorialization: Confronting Racism, Antisemitism, and Homophobia through Memory Work, the ambassador said it is important to ...
US Special Envoy For Holocaust Visits Budapest
- 4 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Nicholas Dean, the US State Department’s Special Envoy for Holocaust issues, has paid a visit to Budapest recently, daily Magyar Nemzet said, citing information by the US embassy. During his visit, the special envoy held talks with representatives of the government and civil society, the embassy said.
FBI Director Regrets Holocaust Remarks Were “Distracting”
- 24 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
FBI director James Comey declined to apologise for recent remarks regarding the involvement of Germany, Poland and Hungary in the Holocaust but said he regretted mentioning specific countries, which was “distracting” for readers, the US news website wate.com reported. During a visit to the local FBI headquarters of Knoxville on Tuesday, Comey was asked if he had an apology for his remarks ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary Protests Against Holocaust Comments By FBI Director
- 23 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság takes up the defence of FBI director James Corney who said that Nazis and their accomplices in many countries, including Hungary, thought they were doing the right thing. The left-wing daily says leading Hungarian government politicians have amply confessed Hungary’s war time sins.
Hungarian Auschwitz Survivor To Testify In Nazi Camp Officer’s Trial
- 22 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Holocaust survivor Éva Pusztai-Fahidi will testify as a witness and plaintiff in a trial of a former Nazi SS officer accused of being an accessory to the murder of more than 300,000 people at the Auschwitz death camp.