Hosted by Nickel City Jews
Sunday, January 7 at 7 PM – 9:00 PM
Private Residence
Meet two amazing leaders from the Budapest Jewish Community – Hedi Pusztai and Marton Tordai!
Both Hedi and Marton work at the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI). Budapest has the largest post-war Jewish population in all of Central Europe. As professionals at JAFI in Budapest, they are at the forefront of revitalizing Jewish life in Central Europe for the next generation.
Hedi was born in 1986, at the end of Communism, as the first child of a nonreligious young couple. As with many young Hungarians, it was a long journey to find her Jewish identity.
Marton was also born into a Jewish family that didn’t celebrate any Jewish holidays. It was only at the age of 13 that he discovered his Jewish identity. In addition to his professional role in the Jewish community, Marton works as a freelance photographer specializing in photojournalism and travel photography.
Hedi and Marton will be accompanied by Megan Maurer, a volunteer with JAFI and the Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis (JFGI). Megan serves on the board of her Federation and chairs the P2G Budapest Task Force.
Hedi and Marton will join us for dessert + drinks to share their personal stories (both grew up in homes where they didn’t know they were Jewish) and then we will schmooze (chat) about what they are doing to revitalize Jewish life in Central Europe, what it is like to be Jewish in America, and what we can learn from one another!
FREE!
RSVP to Miriam@mabramovich@jfedbflo.com for event address and to reserve your spot – space is limited!No registration required, come as you are!
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Nickel City Jews helps to make Jewish Buffalo a vibrant place to call home for young adults in their 20s, 30s and early 40s.
The Buffalo Jewish Federation is proud to be a part of the Partnership2Gether program, which connects Jews in smaller mid-sized communities with those living in the Western Galilee region of Israel and our European partner city, Budapest, Hungary.