Antisemitism in Hungary
49 media-documented antisemitic events in Hungary (2019–present): interactive map, yearly trends, official statistics and cited sources.
← All countries on the mapLocations are approximate (city level).Incidents shown: 0
Official count vs media coverage
Official statistics measure incidents; this archive measures how many events reached media and open databases. The gap shows how much stays under-covered.
Official annual figures
Antisemitic attitudes
How widespread antisemitic beliefs are in the wider population, from ADL's Global 100 opinion survey. This is not a count of incidents and cannot be compared with one — a country can hold few recorded incidents and widespread prejudice, or the reverse.
- change since 2014
- -5 pts
- worldwide
- 46%
Share of adults agreeing with a majority of 11 tested antisemitic stereotypes. Survey waves are years apart and country panels change between them. ADL Global 100: An Index of Antisemitism ↗
Media coverage by year
By category
Media-documented events
- Budapest, HungaryCurated entry
Eight Orthodox Jewish men assaulted by tourists in Budapest
Source: European Jewish Congress ↗ - Budapest, HungaryCurated entry
Author's poster defaced with Star of David in Budapest
Source: The Forward ↗ - Budapest, HungaryCurated entry
Israeli mother and daughter assaulted on Budapest train
Source: The Jerusalem Post ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
A man of Roma and Jewish origin was attacked with pepper spray at a tram station.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
Several supporters of a football club associated with the Jewish community were physically assaulted and threatened by a group of fans of an opposing team after a game. The incident was accompanied by the chanting of anti-Semitic insults.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
Swastika painted on the Frankel synagogue in
Source: Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
A public poster encouraging vaccinations against COVID-19 was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti, including references to the Holocaust. Similar incidents had previously occurred across the city in relation to the vaccination campaign.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
Visibly Jewish participants attending the opening of a new synagogue were repeatedly subjected to anti-Semitic insults, threatened, spat at and attacked with a baseball bat by three men.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
A Jewish religious philosopher was repeatedly subjected to anti-Semitic, xenophobic and homophobic insults and death threats on an online portal.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
Two men - a municipal councillor and a parliamentary candidate - were threatened and subjected to racist, xenophobic and anti-Semitic insults by a man who performed a Nazi salute.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
A Jewish man working as a political co-ordinator was repeatedly subjected to anti-Semitic and homophobic insults and threatened on social media platforms.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
Two Jewish boys were subjected to anti-Semitic insults and death threats - including references to the Holocaust - and spat at by a passer-by in the street.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
A customer was subjected to anti-Semitic insults and grabbed by the clothes by a security guard in a shop.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
A public space was vandalized with a candle containing far-fight and swastika symbols during a far-right march. The candle had been left next to a statue of a historical figure known for inciting violence against Jewish people.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
A rabbi who heads a Jewish civil society organization was threatened with death in the lyrics and merchandise of a music album recorded by two men. Artwork on the CD cover depicted the victim with a gunshot wound to the head. The album also contained far-fight and neo-Nazi symbols.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
An Israeli exchange student was subjected to anti-Semitic insults and threats on social media, including references to the Holocaust.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
Two Jewish brothers received anti-Semitic letters threatening violence and death on several occasions.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
A Jewish cemetery was vandalized when three gravestones were knocked over, destroyed and defaced with excrement.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
A Jewish cemetery was vandalized when headstones were smashed.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
Headstones smashed at Jewish cemeteries in Moldova and Hungary
Source: jta.org · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
A Jewish arts center was vandalized with swastika graffiti.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
A Jewish cemetery was desecrated and repeatedly vandalized.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
A house was vandalized by a flag with Nazi symbols. A Jewish couple passing by was subjected to anti-Semitic insults after explaining that it was offensive.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
A poster advertising a Jewish school was vandalized with swastika graffiti.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
An advertising board at a tram stop was vandalized with anti-Semitic and misogynistic graffiti targeting a female politician. A similar case of vandalism had been recorded a few weeks prior.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
A tram station was vandalized with anti-Semitic and misogynistic graffiti targeting a politician.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
Jewish cemetery in southern Hungary vandalized
Source: jta.org · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
A tram stop was vandalized with an anti-Semitic poster.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
A monument to Hungarian soldiers who fought against Nazism was vandalized with spray-painted swastika graffiti.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
A male taxi driver was subjected to anti-Semitic insults and threats by a male airport security guard.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
A tram stop was vandalized with anti-Semitic and homophobic graffiti.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
A monument at a site of a former synagogue was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti by an elderly man.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - Budapest, HungaryAuto-collected from news
Hungarian Fascists Attacked a Jewish Community Center. It's Not the First Time.
Source: vice.com · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
A cultural centre was vandalized by an organized hate group that entered the club, set fire to a rainbow flag and posted anti-Semitic stickers. The centre is located in a building owned by the Jewish community that provides space for Roma, refugee and LGBTI-rights organizations.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
A political poster was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
LGBTI billboards were set on fire and vandalized with anti-Semitic and homophobic graffiti.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
The walls of a synagogue were vandalized with swastika graffiti.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
A memorial commemorating the Roma genocide was vandalized with threatening, homophobic and anti-Semitic graffiti.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - HungaryAuto-collected from news
A synagogue was vandalized with swastika graffiti.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗
Antisemitism by country
- United States7061
- United Kingdom922
- Italy761
- Spain257
- Poland250
- Netherlands242
- France239
- Ukraine140
- Germany137
- Canada127
- Switzerland103
- Austria82
- Australia76
- Russia60
- Belgium57
- Argentina55
- Czechia52
- Hungary49
- Greece45
- Lithuania33
- Brazil33
- Turkey32
- Bulgaria27
- Serbia22
- Sweden21
- Iran17
- Romania17
- New Zealand16
- Chile15
- South Africa12
- Ireland11
- Mexico10
- Denmark10
- Portugal8
- Norway7
- Belarus7
- Georgia6
- Croatia6
- North Macedonia5
- Moldova5
- Malaysia5
- Armenia5
- Colombia5
- Slovakia5
- Algeria4
- Tunisia4
- Finland4
- Pakistan4
- Estonia3
- Azerbaijan3
- Uruguay3
- United Arab Emirates3
- China3
- Kuwait3
- India3
- Latvia3
- Kazakhstan2
- Japan2
- Egypt2
- Saudi Arabia2
- Cyprus1
- Morocco1
- Peru1
- Lebanon1
- Slovenia1
- Sri Lanka1
- Qatar1
- Venezuela1
- Vietnam1
- Nicaragua1
- Luxembourg1
- Syria1
- Indonesia1
- Singapore1
- Paraguay1
- Jordan1
- Ethiopia1
- Bosnia and Herzegovina1
- Mauritania1
- Iceland1