http://jta.org/news/ en marcus@infolink.com.br Copyright 2009 2009-11-22T22:02:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2006/01/30/13656/InHungaryandarou http://jta.org/site/InHungaryandarou/#When:04:00:01Z In countries around the world, the first-ever international Holocaust Memorial Day was marked with candle lighting, speeches, and commitment to remember. 2006-01-30T04:00:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2005/12/28/13559/InMideastRomeoan http://jta.org/site/InMideastRomeoan/#When:04:00:01Z An adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet" to the Israeli-Palestinian context is proving a huge success in Budapest. 2005-12-28T04:00:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2003/07/10/10473/HungarianJewishlea http://jta.org/site/HungarianJewishlea/#When:04:00:01Z The new leader of Hungary's Jewish community says that if his goals of strengthening Jewish life and improving relations with foreign Jewish groups aren't met within a year, he'll step down. 2003-07-10T04:00:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2003/01/08/9787/Jewishlandmarkreac http://jta.org/site/Jewishlandmarkreac/#When:04:00:01Z An Orthodox rabbi was ordained in Budapest this week in what was described as the first such ceremony in Hungary since the Holocaust. The president of Hungary and the mayor of Budapest attended the event, which brings the number of Orthodox rabbis in Hung 2003-01-08T04:00:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2002/12/18/9720/Constructionstarts http://jta.org/site/Constructionstarts/#When:04:00:01Z Groundbreaking took place in Budapest for Hungary’s first Holocaust museum and education center. Hungary’s Jewish community is Central Europe’s largest, and the museum’s 2004 opening will coincide with the 60th anniversary of the d 2002-12-18T04:00:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2002/12/10/9680/SurvivorreceivingN http://jta.org/site/SurvivorreceivingN/#When:04:00:01Z Imre Kertesz, the Hungarian Holocaust survivor who won this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature, addressed the Swedish Academy in Stockholm and talked about his belief that his writing reflects a universal perspective on the Holocaust and on dictators 2002-12-10T04:00:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2002/10/17/9475/ForNobelwinningwr http://jta.org/site/ForNobelwinningwr/#When:04:00:01Z He is the first Hungarian writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, but — as a Jew and a survivor of Auschwitz — Imre Kertesz feels his writing reflects a more universal perspective. Kertesz hopes his prize will inspire Hungarians, both Je 2002-10-17T04:00:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2002/08/27/9284/PerAngerwhohelpe http://jta.org/site/PerAngerwhohelpe/#When:04:00:01Z Per Anger, who helped Raoul Wallenberg save more than 30,000 Hungarian Jews during World War II, died Monday at 88. 2002-08-27T04:00:01-05:00