Category Archives: social background HU

Hungarian capital bans homeless from public areas

Posted on November 17, 2013 by ellenpolus

The Associated Press Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013 | 11:20 a.m. Budapest’s city council has banned the homeless from living in many public areas of the city, including playgrounds, train stations, cemeteries, and the Hungarian capital’s largest park. The decision was … Continue reading →

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Amid protests, Hungarian far-right party unveils bust of Nazi-allied wartime leader

Posted on November 8, 2013 by ellenpolus

U.S., Jewish leaders condemn commemoration of Miklos Horthy, who allied Hungary with Nazi Germany and oversaw introduction of anti-Jewish laws. Hungarian opposition activists protest against the erection of a statue of wartime leader Miklos Horthy in central Budapest November 3,2013. … Continue reading →

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Hungarian far-right sparks protests as it commemorates wartime leader

Posted on November 4, 2013 by ellenpolus

(Reuters) – Hungary’s far-right Jobbik party unveiled a statue of wartime leader Miklos Horthy, who presided over the country’s alliance with Nazi Germany, in Budapest on Sunday, sparking protests and highlighting concerns about anti-Semitism in the country. About a thousand … Continue reading →

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Hungarians protest against unveiling of Hitler-ally statue

Posted on November 3, 2013 by ellenpolus

Far-right and anti-fascist demonstrators staged rival rallies Sunday outside a Budapest church where a bust of a Hungarian wartime leader was unveiled, the latest tribute to a man who was a close ally of Adolf Hitler. Around 500 protesters wearing … Continue reading →

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Bust of Admiral Miklos Horthy to be unveiled on Sunday

Posted on November 3, 2013 by ellenpolus

A bronze bust of Admiral Miklos Horthy (pictured here with Adolph Hitler) will be unveiled this Sunday at the Hungarian Reformed Church’s Hazatérés Temploma (the “Homecoming Temple”) in Budapest’s 5th district.  The event coincides with the 75th anniversary of the First … Continue reading →

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In Hungary, Anti-Semitism Rises Again

Posted on October 29, 2013 by ellenpolus

By: MARIANNE SZEGEDY-MASZAK ARLINGTON, Virginia — My father, Aladar Szegedy-Maszak, a Hungarian diplomat, dined with Adolf Hitler three times. And then he went to the concentration camp at Dachau. As secretary to the Hungarian ambassador to Germany from 1932 to … Continue reading →

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Hungarian philosopher criticizes state media after attack from gov’t spokesman

Posted on October 28, 2013 by ellenpolus

Philosopher Ágnes Heller has replied to criticism from Fidesz international communications under-secretary Ferenc Kumin for participating as an interviewee in what he called an “unbalanced” Swedish state television documentary. She wrote in an open letter: “Dear Ferenc Kumin, listen to … Continue reading →

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