Survivor: Irene Rosenberg

By Jane Ulman
Published on May 15, 2013

“Mommy, I’ll be right back.” Irene Rosenberg — then Irene Grunfeld — said as she was leaving the apartment of her cousin Mancy Weiss, where she and her mother were staying temporarily.

Yom HaShoah: An eternal nation, bound together by our faith

Published on April 8, 2013

A few months after my bar mitzvah, my father disappeared. We didn’t know what had happened to him.

On its 10th anniversary, Lauder Business School looking West for new students

Published on February 26, 2013

With more than 250 students living, studying or partying on its campus, quiet moments are rare at the Lauder Business School. But when a lull does occur, it reminds managing director Alex Zirkler of this Jewish university’s opening 10 years ago, when it had only seven students, 15 lecturers and many silent hallways.

‘Rescue during the Holocaust’: Honoring courage to resist

Published on January 23, 2013

You would not suspect anything out of the ordinary was happening as the silver-haired interviewee describes his day at the office. But Per Anger and his colleagues in Budapest, Hungary, were on a mission. His self-effacing modesty veils the significance of his role in attempting to rescue the Jews of Budapest from certain death in Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Hungarian airline opens low-cost Budapest-Tel Aviv line

Published on December 17, 2012

The Hungarian airline Wizz Air started operating low-cost regular flights from Budapest to Tel Aviv.

Israeli flag burned in front of Budapest synagogue

Published on October 24, 2012

An Israeli flag was burned in front of a Budapest synagogue reportedly by members of Jobbik, an ultrarightist Hungarian political party.

Hungarian radio station praises attack on Jewish leader

Published on October 8, 2012

A Hungarian nationalist online radio station called the recent assault on a Jewish community leader in Budapest a “response to general Jewish terrorism.”

Hungary, Claims Conference exchange harsh words over Holocaust money

Published on August 29, 2012

The Claims Conference accused Hungary's government of "depriving" Holocaust survivors through "disgraceful" and "deceitful tactics."

Israeli soccer team under ‘severe threat’ in Hungary, coach says

Published on August 16, 2012

The Israeli national soccer team was warned of a "severe threat" to their safety in Budapest where they played a friendly match against Hungary on Wednesday, Israel's coach said.

Munich 11 remembered at Budapest exhibit opening

Published on August 14, 2012

One minute of silence was observed in memory of the Munich 11 during the opening of an exhibit at the Hungarian Jewish Museum in Budapest.

Wiesenthal Center’s most wanted Nazi located in Budapest by tabloid

Published on July 17, 2012

A fugitive Nazi war criminal who helped send 15,700 Jews to their deaths was tracked down in Budapest by a British tabloid newspaper.

Police question Budapest rabbi over misuse of information

Published on June 27, 2012

A whistle-blowing Budapest rabbi was questioned by police for what has been described as the misuse of sensitive private information stemming from a personal conflict within the Jewish community.

Budapest Holocaust memorial defaced

Published on May 25, 2012

A Holocaust Memorial on the banks of the Danube in Budapest was defaced just days after unknown vandals hung pigs’ feet on a statue of Raoul Wallenberg.

Young families bringing new life to Budapest synagogues

Published on May 2, 2012

Linda Ban is a rebbetzin, but with a mass of curly hair and chunky rings on the fingers of both hands, she hardly fits the stereotype of a Central European rabbi’s wife.

Matzo Apple Cake in Budapest—Rachel Raj’s Recipe

By Ruth Ellen Gruber
Published on April 16, 2012

Pesach dilemmas in Budapest

Published on April 11, 2012

Budapest may be the only capital in Europe where a member of Parliament could raise the blood libel accusation against Jews and essentially get away with it.

Survivor: Liselotte Hanock

By Jane Ulman
Published on February 15, 2012

Liselotte Hanock — née Ortner — was sent by her grandmother to buy food on a cold, rainy November afternoon in 1944. She was wearing only a light raincoat when she left her yellow-star apartment in Budapest — a de facto ghetto, where she lived with her paternal grandparents and two other families. Suddenly, she was approached by a group of Arrow Cross soldiers — boys 16 to 18 years old carrying rifles. “Come with us,” they said. Liselotte, who was just 11, knew not to resist.

Budapest Jewish cemetery being probed for corruption

Published on December 6, 2011

Police are investigating allegations of corruption relating to fees charged for interment and other funerary arrangements at Budapest’s main Jewish cemetery.

Accused Nazi killer charged in Budapest

Published on February 14, 2011

A former Hungarian military officer was charged with war crimes during World War II by prosecutors in Budapest. Sandor Kepiro, 96, was charged Monday for involvement in the murder of some 1,200 Jews, Serbs and Gypsies during a raid by the wartime Hungarian Gendarmerie at Novi Sad in 1942.

Budapest court tosses Zuroff libel case

Published on December 16, 2010

A Budapest court tossed a libel case against Nazi hunter Efraim Zuroff when the 97-year-old plaintiff, Sandor Kepiro, did not appear for the final court date.

Savoring ‘goulash Judaism’ in the Hungarian capital

Published on September 16, 2010

I always try to spend at least part of the High Holidays in Budapest, so I can sample some of the spicy mixture that characterizes the Jewish experience in the Hungarian capital.

Budapest Chabad stoned during Seder

Published on March 31, 2010

A Chabad house in Budapest was stoned during a Passover Seder.

Tommywood - A Graham of Rock

By Tom Teicholz
Published on May 4, 2006

Here's a strange coincidence: Both my doctor and my rabbi share the same leisure pursuit: They are passionate about attending rock concerts. U2, The Stones, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen -- If they perform, my good doctors of the body and the soul will attend.

Limon’s Company Revives a Classic Dance

By Susan Josephs
Published on December 8, 2005

The dance, called "Missa Brevis," premiered the following year in a bombed-out church in Budapest and would become a masterpiece of the Limon canon. The June 1958 issue of Dance Magazine declared "it has been a long time since modern dance has produced a work so profoundly stirring and exalting." Carla Maxwell, artistic director of the Jose Limon Dance Company since 1978, called it "one of those rare, perfect dances. Poland moved Limon profoundly, and from it, he created some of the most glorious choreography."

A Sunny Hungarian Rhapsody

By Tom Teicholz
Published on March 18, 2004

As winter chill gives way to spring sun, it's not too early to start planning a summer trip to Budapest.

Budapest in L.A.

By Tom Teicholz
Published on September 25, 2003

In the coming weeks I will spend many dreamy hours inside Wilshire Boulevard Temple. The landmark building is an imposing and awe-inspiring architectural gem that belongs to that school of temple architecture that says: We Jews are citizens, and our house of worship is as glorious as any non-Jewish one -- maybe more so.

Fighter for Justice

By Tom Tugend
Published on January 30, 2003

Arthur P. Stern's life is the stuff of young immigrant-makes-good legend. At 77, the white-thatched grandfather can look back on a brilliant engineering and business career, highlighted by path-breaking inventions and the plaudits of American and Israeli generals for his contributions to their nations' defenses.

Hungarian Haven

By Michael J
Published on April 1, 1999

In other circumstances, there would be nothing unusual about busloads of Yugoslavs visiting the capital of their northern neighbor, Hungary.