Now Found: Hungary's Hidden Jews

In this captivating continuation of Can Jew Believe?, host Brad Pomerance sits down for Part 2 of his conversation with Marcell Kenesei, Executive Director of the JCC Budapest. After exploring 1,000 years of history in their first episode, Brad and Marcell dive into the raw, complex reality of post-WWII Hungary—from the trauma-induced silence of the Communist era to a modern-day Jewish cultural renaissance.Marcell shares his own jaw-dropping personal story: how he discovered his own hidden Jewish roots as a teenager, and how a chance trip to Cleveland revealed a hidden family legacy of Holocaust rescue that his own father never spoke about.Finally, they tackle the massive political shift currently rocking Central Europe. With Peter Magyar’s recent historic, supermajority victory defeating Viktor Orbán, what does this political earthquake mean for the third-largest Jewish population in the European Union?--Key Topics:- History of Hungarian Jewry from 1000 to WWII- Post-WWII Jewish community in Hungary- Communism's effect on Jewish identity- Fall of the Iron Curtain and Jewish revival- Recent political changes and their impact on Jews--Follow Marcell:https://www.facebook.com/marcell.keneseihttps://www.linkedin.com/in/marcell-kenesei-6055241b6/https://www.instagram.com/marszelusz/-- Follow JCC Budapest:https://www.instagram.com/balinthaz/https://www.linkedin.com/company/jcc-budapest-bálint-ház/https://www.facebook.com/BalintHaz/--Follow JLTV:https://facebook.com/jewishlifetvhttps://twitter.com/jewishlifetvhttps://instagram.com/jewishlifetvhttps://tiktok.com/@jltvtok--Follow Brad:https://facebook.com/bradpomerancehttps://twitter.com/bradpomerancehttps://instagram.com/bradpomeranceofficial