(JTA) As many as 50,000 Jews traveled to a Hungarian town for the anniversary of a noted rabbi’s death, marking significant growth for the annual pilgrimage and generating what the town’s mayor called ...

When traveling to Hungary, it may be tempting to spend all your time in the capital city, Budapest. However, as a local, I think many of the smaller towns have a lot to offer, too. One of my favorites ...

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(JTA) — As many as 50,000 Jews traveled to a Hungarian town for the anniversary of a noted rabbi’s death this week, marking significant growth for the annual pilgrimage and generating what the town’s ...

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In the outskirts of Gárdony, a town in central Hungary, small houses are occupied by agricultural workers and commuters.

Nowadays, Helmeczi’s phone rings every couple of minutes. Many of the calls concern Ukrainian refugees. “This one is important,” he says, glancing at his phone before answering. The call is about a ...

TUSNAD, Romania – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban again ripped into the European Union, using a speech in a Romanian spa town to trumpet his nationalist-tinged agenda, including a full-throated ...

“The sudden influx in the last decade of so many foreign Jews has been a culture shock for some locals,” said the mayor of the town called Kerestir in Yiddish. (JTA) — As many as 50,000 Jews traveled ...