'It’s better that the synagogue lives than to have it remain disused as it has been for decades,' chief of MAOIH says of shul it owns that group linked to Chabad will operate

In a festive memorial service five years after her death, remains of the Jewish-Hungarian actress are interred in one of her native country's most prestigious burial grounds

Largest federation of Jewish communities in country criticizes 'gay propaganda law,' saying no one should be discriminated against or outlawed because of their identity

Inaugurated Thursday, the richly renovated synagogue compound -- a WWII deportation point for Jews sent to Auschwitz -- is now a lively multipurpose Jewish cultural center and cafe

Budapest-based Matyas Kiraly has amassed 14k followers in his travels to over 100 ruined cemeteries and synagogues, which he documents in an homage to a once-flourishing community

Oscar-winning film produced by Stephen Spielberg's Shoah Foundation interviews Hungarian survivors in a jarring but even more relevant wakeup call amid rising global antisemitism

'The Last Days,' about experience of Hungarian Jews, will be remastered before its streaming release on May 19

But Hungary says it won't get involved in spat over allocation of payments for confiscated properties, as Orthodox groups sue Conservative Mazsihisz in Jerusalem rabbinical court

Istvan Kormendi continues to practice medicine at his home clinic under the state healthcare system

Baker and chef Rachel Raj, hailed for her flodni -- a popular Jewish confection beloved across the country -- releases a new cookbook that's an autobiography in recipes