In Orban’s rule, Israelis saw a model for their own country. Will he also be one in defeat?
Some Israelis are taking inspiration from the Hungarians, who picked a former ally to succeed their longtime head of state
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Fast Forward Hungary’s Viktor Orban loses to Peter Magyar, ending rule of a key Netanyahu ally in Europe
Magyar is a conservative who has not commented prominently on Israel
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Opinion My father was in the Hungarian resistance. Orbán’s defeat reminds us why it mattered
Resistance is always possible, even in situations that seem impossibly bleak
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Opinion Viktor Orbán may fall. Netanyahu should be next
What Israel has to learn from Hungary's pending election
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Opinion Hungary is poised to topple an authoritarian leader. American Jews have something to learn
Viktor Orbán has employed antisemitism to sustain his power in a way the Trump administration is trying to mimic
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Yiddish World What’s a gender-segregated Hasidic pilgrimage like?
An anthropologist and a Hasidic linguist will describe it at the Yiddish New York festival
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Books Steeped in the horrors of post-war Hungary, these are not ordinary Holocaust stories
The characters in Gábor Szántó’s work strive to be understood even when understanding seems impossible and dangerous
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Yiddish World They tried to steal our language, too
Catalogues of Yiddish books kept by the Nazi-controlled Hungarian regime are being translated into English
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