Hungary

This will be the first time that such a summit is held outside of Europe.

In October 1944, thousands of Budapest Jews were murdered along the large river when the Arrow Cross party took power in Hungary.

A comprehensive survey conducted by CNN found alarming levels of anti-Semitic attitudes among Europeans, with statistics on anti-Semitic acts across Europe “mind-boggling.”

Hungary will invest $1.7 million annually to fight anti-Semitism across Europe • Its Jewish community is to be tasked with leading such efforts.

The JCC Budapest, called the Balint House, was founded in 1994 after the fall of the Iron Curtain. It has so far made connections with 20,000 to 30,000 newly discovered Jews through events and programs.

Many in Israel are against dealing with Europe’s right-wing parties, arguing that they haven’t really abandoned their anti-Semitic past, and that Israel’s acceptance will only legitimize them.

In a sign of burgeoning diplomatic ties, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will arrive in Israel on Wednesday for an official visit as a guest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“Jewish communities are enduring growing threat manifested in hate speech, harassment, vandalism and physical violence in several regions,” said Hungarian Ambassador Zsuzsanna Horváth.

Rabbi Menachem Margolin of the European Jewish Association writes to Viktor Orban following his re-election as Prime Minister of Hungary, “You have been a stalwart defender of Israel on the world stage, recently going against the prevailing E.U. winds and supporting the move to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.”