March 17, 2013

(JTA) – Jewish sociologist Andras Kovacs was awarded one of Hungary’s highest honors for his decades-long research on post-war Jewish identity, anti-Semitism, minority rights and social history.

Kovacs, 65, was one of 17 people presented the state’s Szechenyi Prize on the occasion of Hungary’s March 15 national day. The prize recognizes outstanding contributions in academic life in Hungary.

A professor at Budapest’s Central European University and other institutions, who has carried out research for the American Jewish Committee, London’s Institute for Jewish Policy Research, the Joint Distribution Committee and other international Jewish organizations and academic institutions, Kovacs has tracked anti-Semitism in Hungary as well as Hungarian Jewish identity since the 1970s.

Kovacs has published over 100 scholarly works, including his 2010 book “Stranger at hand. Anti-Semitic prejudices in post-communist Hungary.”
 
 

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