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‘The parchment may be burned, but the letters fly away’ — On the Early Career of Rabbi Miklós Murányi

‘Although Miklós Murányi (Menachem Meron) was an important figure in the post-Holocaust recovery and one of the leading Zionist rabbis of the transitional years, his life story remains relatively unknown. The following presents Murányi’s activities during the transitional years (1945–1950), with particular focus on his writings published in the bulletin edited by the Újpest Jewish community.’

‘I got so much from this country: a career, a family, a new life’ — A Conversation with Adam LeBor

‘I picked a character—for example, Klára Andrássy or my late father-in-law, Róbert Ligeti—and just wrote out their story. Then, I had the key dates. Then, I wrote out the next one. And then I did it date by date: what was happening in spring 1941? What happened in 1942? Therefore, some chapters cover a shorter time—in 1942 and 1943—and the main story is about diplomacy in trying to change sides. But in 1944, after the Germans invaded, there were many, many stories going on and many characters,’ Adam LeBor told Hungarian Conservative.

The Brutalist Bags Another Best Picture Award, Prepares For an ‘Oscar Shower’

The Brutalist, a three-and-a-half-hour drama about the journey of Jewish Hungarian architect László Toth after WWII, starring Adrien Brody, won Best Picture at the London Critics’ Circle Awards last weekend. Directed by Brady Corbet, the film, already receiving widespread acclaim, is now preparing for the Academy Awards in March with nominations in 10 categories.

A Hungarian Right-Wing Zionist’s Road to Communism

The obituary of László Geréb, who died in 1962, described him as a Marxist literary historian and a researcher of the class struggle. Perhaps by then no one remembered that Geréb, once known as László G. Gerő, used to be a promising Hungarian Jewish Zionist publicist and journalist.

Mandy Damari, the mother of freed hostage Emily Damari, speaks during a press conference at Sheba Tel HaShomer Medical Centre in Ramat Gan on 20 January 2025.

A Closer Look at the Hostage Release and What’s Next

The world press has covered the Israel–Hamas ceasefire deal in great detail, but little has been written about the three brave Israeli women who were the first to be released as part of the deal. Out article tells their story, also reminding that a Hungarian Israeli is still held by Hamas.

Benedictine Sisters of Mary College meeting with the internationally renowned architect, Marcel Breuer, in the early design process of their campus and monastery in 1950.

The Brutalist: Who Is the Real László Toth?

The protagonist of the 2024 film The Brutalist is brilliant architect László Toth, who leaves Hungary in the aftermath of the Holocaust to rebuild his life in the United States. While Toth never existed, his character is based on two great Jewish Hungarian pioneer architects: Marcel Breuer and Ernő Goldfinger.

Dezső Szabó's head sculpture on the promenade named after him, by Tibor Szervátiusz, Budapest, near the Citadel on Gellért Hill

The Talmud or Dezső Szabó? On the Quote ‘Every Hungarian is responsible for every Hungarian’

‘Few things better illustrate the antisemitic recycling of certain Jewish concepts than the quote attributed to Dezső Szabó, “Every Hungarian is responsible for every Hungarian.” Of course, a reader with some knowledge of Jewish tradition will immediately recognize the Talmudic origin of this quote: “kol Yisrael arevim zeh bazeh,” which means, “All of Israel are responsible for one another.”’