Editing Hungary (section)

== Hungarian Jewry ==
Throughout history, Hungarian Jewry was considered one of the largest and most prestigious communities, and in medieval writings, the country was called "Eretz Hagar." The country was home to gedolei Yisroel whose influence reached throughout the Jewish world, such as Rabbi Eizik of Tirnau, the Chasam Sofer, his descendants and students like the Maharam Shick, as well as prominent figures in the Chassidic world, such as Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik Taub - founder of Kaliv Chassidus, the 'Yismach Moshe' Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum of Uhel, father of the Satmar Chassidic dynasty, and others.

The country also contains important historical Jewish buildings, such as the Neolog synagogue in Budapest, which is the third largest in the world.

The country's population as of 2022 is close to 10,000,000 people, with 20% of the population living in the capital city Budapest, where most of the country's Jews are concentrated, forming an ethnic minority of about 10,000 Jews, representing only 0.1% of the general population.

After the Holocaust, in which about two-thirds of the Jewish residents in the country were destroyed, the Jewish community was suppressed by the communist regime for nearly fifty years. When the Chassidic UN was established, the Rebbe appointed Hungary native Rabbi Shmuel Chaffer to represent the country.

With the fall of the Iron Curtain, the Rebbe sent several shluchim to the country, who breathed new life into the Jewish community, restored the ancient synagogues to activity, and received respectful treatment from the authorities.

The most significant community in Hungary is the United Jewish Community of Hungary, led by the Rebbe's shluchim, Rabbi Shlomo Kovesh and Rabbi Baruch Oberlander.