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Reviving Jewish Life in the Heart of Europe

JCC Budapest – Bálint Ház is the home of the Hungarian Jewish community, a place that brings us together.

For Budapest’s Jews, many of whom grew up under the shadow of communism and the Holocaust, embracing Jewish life is complicated. JCC Budapest makes it easier and accessible, offering Budapest’s Jews a place to feel welcome and secure. JCC Budapest is where the Hungarian Jewish community can redefine their Judaism on their own terms. 

It is also a statement for the outside world, that Jews are an integral part of Hungarian and European life and are here to stay. Its success matters to all who care about Jewish life abroad.

Thanks to the dedication of friends and supporters of JCC Budapest, the JCC thrives and continues to grow and plays an essential role for a diverse and dynamic local Jewish community.

“Imagine standing at your father’s funeral in a large cemetery in Budapest and [seeing] that there’s a rabbi and everything is in Hebrew, and there are tombstones with Hebrew inscriptions, and men are wearing kippot and women are wearing scarfs—and it dawns on you that you are Jewish. 

I want to create the same ‘aha’ moment at the JCC, which comes with a lot of good things that I had when I started to evolve. I want people to feel connected … to be among people who are like them, who are going through a similar journey.” 

— Zsuzsa Fritz, JCC Director

“Imagine standing at your father’s funeral in a large cemetery in Budapest and [seeing] that there’s a rabbi and everything is in Hebrew, and there are tombstones with Hebrew inscriptions, and men are wearing kippot and women are wearing scarfs—and it dawns on you that you are Jewish. 

I want to create the same ‘aha’ moment at the JCC, which comes with a lot of good things that I had when I started to evolve. I want people to feel connected … to be among people who are like them, who are going through a similar journey.”

— Zsuzsa Fritz, JCC Director

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