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Anti-Semitism: Taking the stage in Hungary

New National Theatre, Budapest, Hungary

BUDAPEST, Hungary - A political tug-of-war over an historic theater in the Hungarian capital has reignited concerns about growing anti-Semitism in this Eastern European nation. Budapest’s New Theater has long been a popular mainstay among the local cultured and urbane, who tend to be disproportionately liberal and include many of the local Jewish community. But a recent series of firings and resignations have left the theater in the hands of avowed anti-Semites, sparking protests and political violence.

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