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Hungary is a country in Central Europe sharing borders with Austria, Ukraine, and Romania. The Rebbe's shluchim serve in the country, holding senior positions in the government and spreading Yiddishkeit and Chassidus among the Jewish population, which includes approximately 10,000 people, mostly residing in the capital city of Budapest. | [[File:עם מנהיגי הונגריה.jpg|thumb|Chabad Hasidim in a meeting with Hungarian leaders at the Presidential Palace. From right to left: the [[President (Honorary Title)|President]] of Hungary Mr. Pal Schmitt, Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Zsolt Schmein, Rabbi Aryeh Goldberg, Deputy Director General of the [[Rabbi Center of Europe]], Rabbi [[Baruch Oberlander]], the Rebbe's envoy to Hungary, [[Chief Rabbinate|Chief Rabbi]] Rabbi [[Yona Metzger]], and Rabbi [[Shlomo Kovesh]]]] | ||
'''Hungary''' is a country in Central Europe sharing borders with Austria, Ukraine, and Romania. The Rebbe's shluchim serve in the country, holding senior positions in the government and spreading Yiddishkeit and Chassidus among the Jewish population, which includes approximately 10,000 people, mostly residing in the capital city of Budapest. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
[[File:פורום רבנים צעירים הונגריה.jpg|thumb|The Forum of Young Rabbis of Europe against the backdrop of the [[Synagogue]] of Rabbi [[Shlomo Kovesh]]]] | |||
The country has a rich history, with control often passing between world powers. During its peak, it was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and after defeat in World War I, it became an independent nation. During World War II, Hungary was controlled by the Nazis, and a Holocaust occurred where about half a million Jews were murdered and tortured, out of 750,000 Jews who lived in the country before the war. After the war, the country was controlled by the Soviet army, which imposed a communist regime that fought against Jewish matters, continuing until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1990. | The country has a rich history, with control often passing between world powers. During its peak, it was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and after defeat in World War I, it became an independent nation. During World War II, Hungary was controlled by the Nazis, and a Holocaust occurred where about half a million Jews were murdered and tortured, out of 750,000 Jews who lived in the country before the war. After the war, the country was controlled by the Soviet army, which imposed a communist regime that fought against Jewish matters, continuing until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1990. | ||
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== Figures in the Country == | == Figures in the Country == | ||
* Rabbi Baruch Oberlander - The Rebbe's shliach to Budapest, Hungary, Av Beis Din and Moreh Tzedek, senior researcher of Chassidic movement history, and lecturer in law at the National University of Hungary. | * Rabbi [[Baruch Oberlander]] - The Rebbe's shliach to Budapest, Hungary, Av Beis Din and Moreh Tzedek, senior researcher of Chassidic movement history, and lecturer in law at the National University of Hungary. | ||
* Rabbi Shlomo Kovesh - The Rebbe's shliach in Hungary, rabbi of the oldest synagogue in Hungary, rabbi of the United Hungarian Jewish Community (EMIH), and Chief Military Rabbi of the Hungarian government. | * Rabbi [[Shlomo Kovesh]] - The Rebbe's shliach in Hungary, rabbi of the oldest synagogue in Hungary, rabbi of the United Hungarian Jewish Community (EMIH), and Chief Military Rabbi of the Hungarian government. | ||
* Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Feldman - Among the Rebbe's shluchim in Hungary. | * Rabbi [[Yosef Yitzchak Feldman]] - Among the Rebbe's shluchim in Hungary. | ||
* Rabbi Nachman Oberlander - Among the Rebbe's shluchim in Budapest. | * Rabbi [[Nachman Oberlander]] - Among the Rebbe's shluchim in Budapest. | ||
* Rabbi Chaim Benimini - Rabbi of the Orthodox community in Karcag, Hungary. | * Rabbi [[Chaim Benimini]] - Rabbi of the Orthodox community in Karcag, Hungary. | ||
* Rabbi Shmuel Raskin - The Rebbe's shliach, and rabbi and leader of the Israeli community in Budapest, Hungary. Serves as a lecturer at Semmelweis University Medical School, specializing in courses on Jewish ethics. Lectures on Jewish thought, Kabbalah and Chassidus, Tanach, Gemara and poskim. | * Rabbi [[Shmuel Raskin]] - The Rebbe's shliach, and rabbi and leader of the Israeli community in Budapest, Hungary. Serves as a lecturer at Semmelweis University Medical School, specializing in courses on Jewish ethics. Lectures on Jewish thought, Kabbalah and Chassidus, Tanach, Gemara and poskim. | ||
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