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The new mikveh was inaugurated last week in Budapest a few hundred meters from the Hungarian Parliament building. The Mikveh is in the ZSILIP community center, established about a year and a half ago by EMIH – the Chabad-affiliated Hungarian Jewish Association • Full Story, Photos
A historic event of 230 Bar Mitzvah boys hailing from across Europe, celebrated their Bar Mitzvah in Israel at a magnificent event held by the Rabbinical Cener of Europe (RCE) • Full Story, Photos
Hungarian president Katalin Novák toured the historic Mád synagogue and historic Yeshiva building in advance of Rosh Hashana, marking her first official visit with the Jewish community since her election as president in March. Shlomo Köves, Chief Rabbi of Chabad-affiliated EMIH and his wife Rebetzen Devorah accompanied the president during her stay • Full Story, Photos
The Jewish community of Debrecen, Hungary inaugurated Chabad shliach Rabbi Shmuel Faigen as the cities first Chief Rabbi since WWII. The event was attended by Rabbi David Lau, Israel’s Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi, and Rabbi Shlomo Köves, Chief Rabbi of the EMIH-Hungarian Jewish Association. Festivities included the opening of the Jewish House, a center for religion and culture, featuring the city’s first kosher restaurant • Full Story, Photos
The delegation of Association of Hungarian Jewish Communities (EMIH) left for Uzhhorod, Ukraine on this week, delivering two tons of food for the city’s Jewish community and those who asked for help from the local Chabad organization. The shipment included 800 kg kosher chicken meat from the EMIH’s kosher slaughterhouse in Csengele, 100 kg bakery products, 800 liters of kosher milk, and 100 kg imported butter and cheese. Furthermore they packed 50 kg chocolate and sweets • Full Story
Two prominent Hungarian Jewish personalities, Rabbi Shlomo Köves and Ágnes Keleti, were among this year’s recipients of the prestigious Hungarian Order of Merit. The winners were announced on March 15, Hungary’s Independence Day • Full Story
Daniel Namdar – Crown Heights to Sossie Shain Tenafly, NJ
L’chaim: Sunday, April 14 in ULY Crown St.
Aharon Grossman – Cleveland, OH to Leah Hezrony – Roosevelt, NJ
L’Chaim: tonight (Monday) in Khal Neustadt Hall in Lakewood, NJ
Mendy Forer – Los Angeles, CA to Fraida Katan – Miami, FL
L’Chaim: tonight (Sunday) in ULY Crown St.
Moshe Rozenblat – Cedarhurst, NY to Moussia Lesches – Melbourne Australia
L’Chaim: Monday, April 8, in F.R.E.E. 1383 President St.