Hungary – Member of Anti-Semitic Party Learns of His Jewish Roots

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    Hungary – Csanad Szegedi, a leader of Hungary’s notoriously anti-Semitic party Jobbik, found out that he has Jewish roots, reports AFP.

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    “I learnt not long ago that I had parents of Jewish origins, that’s the big news,” Szegedi told the extreme-right daily Barikad, adding “I’m not saying I wasn’t surprised by this news.”

    Since 2009, Szegedi has belonged to Jobbik-Movement for a Better Hungary, a nationalistic political party denoted by scholars and media outlets as anti-Semitic, anti-Roma, homophobic, and neo-fascist. Szegedi garnered copious media attention three years ago for attending the first session of the European Parliament clothed in the Uniform of Jobbik’s banned paramilitary arm, the Hungarian Guard.

    The revelation of his Jewish heritage came to Szegedi after finding out that his grandmother, Magoldna Klein, was Jewish. In the blog Narancs Hirado, it was called “impossible” for Szegedi not to have known about his grandmother, who was a Holocaust survivor in addition to being Jewish.

    Meanwhile, the news has not brought about a penitent attitude for the politician.”I think that what counts is not to know who is a pure race Hungarian, the important thing is the way one behaves as a Hungarian,” said Szegedi in an interview. “To be Hungarian for me has always been a responsibility towards my country that has nothing to do with racial supremacy.”


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    5TResident
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    5TResident
    11 years ago

    That guy is toast in that movement.

    Materetsky
    Materetsky
    11 years ago

    so since that would’ve made mrs. klein’s child named klein as well, this would mean that this man is a jew? since his last name is klein.
    oh my goodness, i would not be surprised…

    czyrankevic
    czyrankevic
    11 years ago

    doesnt he know that hitler would have killed him to

    joeyfromupstate
    joeyfromupstate
    11 years ago

    Seriously ???” Meanwhile, the news has not brought about a penitent attitude for the politician.”

    Do u understand that if ur bubby klien hadn’t survived the was by animal thinking thugs like urself u wouldn’t be here to spew ur hate ????

    Shame on u !!! Wake up and smell the coffee ur hated for being a jew so instead of walking with the loosers see and admit ur shame guilt and remorse for even being a part of that skunk of a group and change ur ways before damage is done !!!

    11 years ago

    Igen!

    ayoyo
    ayoyo
    11 years ago

    Hungarian race?- perhaps , nationality there’s no such thing as race it was invented by the Germans.Everybody has mixtures of different stock in their gene pool

    pinny
    pinny
    11 years ago

    a true good anti semite that he is ,should seriously consider hanging himself

    11 years ago

    Reminds me of Madeline Albright.

    11 years ago

    While he is certainly anti-semetic, one idea he brings out is quite interesting. Not sure if I agree 100%, but it is fascinating… it is that he is not a racist- he just wants a country of people who support Hungary. It doesn’t matter if you are a “pure race Hungarian” (whatever that means) but that you act like a Hungarian. Same here in America- while keeping halacha, we can still act like an American. We don’t want people in this country who are waving flags for different countries (especially if they aren’t our allies). Be Americans, support this country.