The Hungarian capital has become a haven for tourists from the Hebrew state, who flock to its vibrant Jewish Quarter.
The Hungarian capital has become a haven for tourists from the Hebrew state, who flock to its vibrant Jewish Quarter.
Festivities at the Goethe-Institut Lisboa featured music, traditional treats, and the symbolic lighting of the Chanukah candles.
"When Jewish children died of hunger in the Shoah, you were at best neutral in the war against Nazi Germany," Gideon Sa'ar said of PM Simon Harris.
"We are in the midst of the month of Kislev and have not yet received the rains of blessing," the rabbis wrote.
The Ambassador Oren Rozenblat addressed the gathering with a candid message: more needs to be done for Israel than has been done in the past.
Over the centuries, Syrian Jews have lived in several important cities and have been an integral part of the country's social, economic and religious life.