▁had ▁learned ▁his ▁mat ernal ▁grand par ents ▁were ▁Jewish : ▁his ▁grand m other ▁a ▁surv iv or ▁of ▁Aus ch witz ▁concentration ▁camp ▁and ▁his ▁grand father ▁a ▁veter an ▁of ▁forced ▁labour ▁cam ps . ▁Jewish ▁custom ▁is ▁mat ril ine al , ▁meaning , ▁under ▁religious ▁law , ▁Sz eg edi ▁is ▁Jewish . ▁Sz eg edi ▁was ▁raised ▁Hung arian ▁Re formed ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁initially ▁practice ▁the ▁Jewish ▁religion . ▁Sz eg edi ▁said ▁he ▁had ▁defined ▁himself ▁as ▁someone ▁with ▁" anc est ry ▁of ▁Jewish ▁origin ▁— ▁because ▁I ▁declare ▁myself ▁ 1 0 0 ▁percent ▁Hung arian ." ▁He ▁turned ▁to ▁Rab bi ▁Sl om ó ▁Kö ves , ▁of ▁the ▁Lub av itch ▁movement , ▁for ▁help . ▁He ▁adopted ▁the ▁name ▁D ov id , ▁wore ▁a ▁k ipp ah , ▁lear nt ▁Heb rew , ▁visited ▁Israel , ▁and ▁had ▁himself ▁circum c ised . ▁Sz eg edi ▁now ▁lives ▁as ▁a ▁pract icing ▁Jew , ▁obser ving ▁the ▁S abb ath ▁and ▁att ending ▁syn agog ue . ▁ ▁Sz eg edi ▁is ▁married ▁with ▁two ▁sons ; ▁his ▁wife ▁supports ▁his ▁new ▁identity ▁and ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁converting ▁to ▁J uda ism . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁he ▁apolog ized ▁to ▁Rab bi ▁Kö ves ▁for ▁his ▁anti - sem it ic ▁remarks , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁he ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Israel ▁where ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁visited