Pesach on the Shores of Lake Balaton: Dozens of Ukrainian Families, Separated by War, Reunited Once Again

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3 weeks ago

Pesach on the Shores of Lake Balaton: Dozens of Ukrainian Families, Separated by War, Reunited Once Again

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This year, FJCU Pesach Camp 5785 brought together hundreds of Ukrainian Jewish families who had been scattered across the globe due to the ongoing war • Full Story, Photos

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3 months ago

Hungarian Education Minister Meets Chief Rabbi, Announces New Yeshiva and Jewish Studies Program

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In a significant step for Jewish education in Hungary, Chief Rabbi Shlomo Köves met with Hungarian Education Minister Bálázs Hankó to discuss the continued growth of Jewish communities and educational institutions in the country • Read More

Europe

12 months ago

90-Year-Old Hungarian Holocaust Survivor Celebrates Bar Mitzvah At March of the Living

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At the “March of the Living” in Hungary, thousands of Jews marked 80 years since the Holocaust, in which over 550,000 Hungarian Jews were murdered. During the march, a 90-year-old Holocaust survivor asked to put on tefillin for the first time in his life • Full Story, Photos

Europe

2 years ago

Stunning New Mikvah in Hungarian Capital

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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

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2 years ago

Historic Event Unites 230 European Bar Mitzvah Boys in Israel

Photos By Mendi Kurant

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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

Europe

3 years ago

Hungarian President Katalin Novák Tours Historic Mád Synagogue in Her Presidential Visit in Honor of Rosh Hashanah

Photo Credit: EMIH

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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