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A member of the Orthodox Jewish community presents a creation by Sejna Fashion during the “Kosher & Chic” fashion show in Budapest, Hungary, November 8, 2026. (Bernadett Szabo/Reuters)

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Orthodox Jewish women in Budapest held a “Kosher & Chic” Fashion Show on Sunday to challenge stereotypes and to show that dressing modestly and according to the community’s rules doesn’t mean “having to give up who you are.”

Since the 1989 fall of communism, Jewish community life has revived in the Hungarian capital with new schools and renovated synagogues, cultural festivals and concerts.

The models at the fashion show, held in a modern synagogue that also serves as a cultural center, were not professionals but members of one of Budapest’s growing Orthodox communities.

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The organizer of the event, Monika Ungar, said the fashion show challenged stereotypes around…