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Időpont: 2006. október 15., vasárnap, 21:22 PST
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October 23, 2006
Dear Friend:
Many of us will always remember the day, November 4th. It was then in 1956, on Sunday, when Soviet troops invaded Budapest in Hungary. The country’s hopes of independence and self-rule were dashed for more than a generation. It was there and than that a revolution which began with a tantalizing taste of freedom ended in tragedy and suffering for so many.
As a recently married young architect in Budapest, I had joined in the uprising, also to be among the victims of the ensuing disaster. Not only did Hungary lose thousands in the struggle against the Soviets - many of them friends - but some 200,000 became its refugees, fleeing through the Iron Curtain seeking new lives in the West. My wife, Judith, and I were among them.
On November 4th, 2006, here in New Canaan, there will be a special event commemorating that exodus and its aftermath, to which you are warmly invited. Beginning at 3:30 PM, it will take place in the auditorium of the New Canaan Library.
At that event we will meet some of those, now living in our midst, who took part in the Hungarian Revolution. We will also be reminded of the very special role New Canaan played in the aftermath of this immense disaster, and will honor fellow citizens who helped the refugees build their new lives here.
During our program we will also hear Kati Marton, author of her new book, “The Great Escape”. A native Hungarian and a journalist, she writes of the extraordinary lives and accomplishments of some earlier Hungarian refugees, victims of the Nazi occupation era.
Our special 50th anniversary event and Ms. Marton’s presentation is expected to conclude at 5:30 PM, followed by a reception upstairs at the Library, offering to meet our speakers and others from our community who played such important role here after the Revolt, and for whom, also, the date November 4th will always hold special meaning. We hole, you can be wit us.
Laszlo Papp
For the 1956-2006 New Canaan Hungarian Revolution Commemoration.
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A Magyar Baráti Közösség (MBK) Oregon államban bejegyzett, felekezet nélküli magyar vallásos társaság, melynek céljait a hatóságok által jóváhagyott alapszabálya így határozza meg:
To promote non-denominational religious life in the Hungarian tradition, charitable work by and among people of Hungarian extraction, and cultural-educational endeavors that further Hungarian values.