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Hungary Wagner festival will not "Ring" in composer's birthday
ReutersBy Michael Roddy BUDAPEST, May 22 (Reuters) - Opera companies throughout the world are staging Richard Wagner's "Ring" cycle this year to fete his 200th birthday on May 22, but Hungarian conductor Adam Fischer is having no part of it during his "Wagner...Tags: Entertainment, Lobbying, Music, New Year's Day, Germany
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Christian churches back Jews facing anti-Semitism in Hungary
ReutersBy Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor BUDAPEST, May 14 (Reuters) - When Hungarian radical right-wingers rallied against a Jewish conference in Budapest in early May, a well-known Protestant pastor hid behind the stage while his wife stepped up to the podium...Tags: Roman Catholicism, U.S. Congress, Religion and Belief, Separation of Church and State, The Holocaust (1934-1945)
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World Jewish leaders urge Hungary to crack down on Jobbik
Reuters* WJC says far-right Jobbik threatens democracy, minorities By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor BUDAPEST, May 7 (Reuters) - The World Jewish Congress urged Hungary on Tuesday to crack down on the far-right Jobbik party and called on governments in Europe...Tags: Minority Groups, Religion and Belief, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Separation of Church and State, Viktor Orban
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Hungary's PM slams anti-Semitism, but disappoints Jews
Reuters* Orban avoids clear criticism of far-right Jobbik party * World Jewish Congress head called for denunciation * Critics say government ambiguous on some issues By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor BUDAPEST, May 5 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Viktor Orban...Tags: U.S. Congress, Religion and Belief, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Separation of Church and State, Viktor Orban
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Hungarian far-right decries 'Israeli plot' before Jewish meeting
Reuters* Leaders of third-biggest party berate Israelis at rally * World Jewish Congress to open on Sunday in Budapest * WJC spokesman says rally is worrying sign of anti-Semitism By Tom Heneghan and Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST, May 4 (Reuters) - Leaders of a...Tags: U.S. Congress, Religion and Belief, Indigenous People, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Viktor Orban
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Francois Arnaud grows along with his 'Borgias' character
RedEyeIn "The Borgias," Francois Arnaud says, his character is finally "the Cesare Borgia he was meant to be, he always wanted to be." He's also the Cesare Borgia that Arnaud always expected to play--"a warrior, a politician, a go-getter, really. He's now free...Tags: Entertainment, Music, Montreal (Canada), Billy Campbell, Gina McKee
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LÃderes judÃos, alarmados por extrema derecha y antisemitismo en HungrÃa
Reuters* HungrÃa deberÃa actuar contra crÃmenes de odio: WJC * Primer ministro Orban repetirá promesa de combatir antisemitismo * LÃder judÃo en Budapest, preocupado por auge extremista Por Krisztina Than BUDAPEST, 2 mayo (Reuters) - El auge de los... -
Famed cellist Janos Starker dead at 88
Janos Starker, one of the greatest cellists of all time, also a distinguished teacher and prolific recording artist, who played principal cello in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for five seasons during the 1950s, died Sunday in Bloomington, Ind., where he...Tags: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Entertainment, Music, Music Industry, World War I (1914-1918)
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Janos Starker dies at 88; renowned cellist won a Grammy in 1997
Janos Starker, a renowned concert cellist as well as a distinguished teacher and recording artist, died Sunday at his home in Bloomington, Ind. He was 88 and had been in declining health. Since 1958, Starker had been a professor at the Indiana...
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Racist fans attack Hungarian activist ahead of Jewish Congress
ReutersBUDAPEST, April 29 (Reuters) - The head of a Hungarian anti-racism group said far-right soccer fans shouted "Sieg Heil" and attacked him, breaking his nose days before the country is due to host the World Jewish Congress. Ferenc Orosz, chairman of the...Tags: U.S. Congress, Religion and Belief, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Civil Rights, World War II (1939-1945)
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Thoughts from Dr. Joe: Finding music's magic in Bratislava
It's 8 a.m. in Austria. The MS Mozart, queen of the Danube, glides through the current, passing abbeys, cathedrals and villages from the 13th century. The snowflakes fall and nothing stirs from the quaint little houses with the steeple roofs. It is a...Tags: Entertainment, Music, Czech Republic, Germany, Artists
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Balthazar Korab dies at 86; architect-photographer with wide-ranging eye
Balthazar Korab, an architect-turned-photographer with a wide-ranging eye whose moody, polished images captured the spirit of midcentury modern architecture and celebrated its masters, including Eero Saarinen and Mies van der Rohe, died Jan. 15 in Royal...
Tags: Kennedy Airport, Parkinson's Disease, Architecture, New Year's Day, Le Corbusier
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