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June - December 2008
Hungarian documentary on forgotten hero screened in Ottawa
A Hungarian documentary film entitled Captain Ocskay, the Forgotten Hero will be screened on November 6, 2008, at the Ottawa Public Library. This powerful documentary film tells the story of a Hungarian army officer whose heroic deeds have all but been forgotten. Captain László Ocskay went to extraordinary lengths to save the lives of hundreds of Jews in Budapest. Read more...
Click on the image for better viewing of the poster.
Nov. 6, 2008
Gabor Szilasi's new photo exhibit in Montreal
Photographer Gabor Szilasi's collection of family photographs
"Famille" are to be on display at the Galerie McLure in Montreal from
October 10th to November 1st 2008. The vernissage is on October 9th. For
detailed information click on the attached image.
Oct. 2, 2008
Canadian Council for Refugees is 30 years old
The Canadian Council for Refugees is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Have you ever asked how the CCR got started? Have you ever wondered what the biggest challenges to refugee and immigrants rights have been? What policies and events have shaped refugee protection and newcomer settlement in Canada since 1978?
Find out at: http://www.ccrweb.ca/documents/CCRHistory.pdf
Sept 4, 2008
Éva Kossuth awarded Order of Merit of Hungary
On August 24, 2008, André Molnár Hon. Consul-General of Hungary for British Columbia presented the Order of Merit to Éva Kossuth at the Hungarian Cultural Society of Vancouver. Read on...
Sept 4, 2008
Torn from the Flag – documentary on 1956 at Montreal Film Festival
Torn From the Flag, a documentary about the 1956 Revolution directed by Klaudia Kovacs and photography by Laszlo Kovacs and Zoltan Honti is being screened at the Montreal film Festival on August 30th and 31st. For more information see the Festival website or the promotional info here.
Aug.28,2008
Plenty of Hungarian Content at Montreal and Toronto Film Festivals
There’s a distinct Hungarian flavour both at the Montreal World Film Festival, which began this week, and the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) which starts September 4th. In Montreal three Hungarian films are being screened as part of the festival program: Eszter’s Inheritance, and The Investigator are feature films while Another Planet is a documentary. At the Toronto Festival there are two films with Hungarian connections: Kornel Mundruczo’s Delta and Gabor Csupo’s The Secret of Goldacre. For more information about the films and the screening dates, read on...
Aug.28,2008
Ferenc Molnár play on the bill at Shaw Festival this summer
Randy Ray
The Shaw Festival is staging the play The President by famous Hungarian playwright Ferenc Molnár. It’s a fast-paced comedy that sees the clock start ticking for a powerful bank president when the young heiress under his care announces her secret marriage to a Communist taxi driver.
The President will be presented from June 7 to Oct. 4. Read more...
Aug.27,2008
Bartók Symposium and a Celebratory Dinner in Victoria
The Hungarian Society of Victoria, in a unique gesture of cultural pride and support for the University of Victoria, will hold a Bartók Celebratory Fundraising Dinner on September 18, 2008 at the Hungarian Cultural Centre, 476 Bay Street, Victoria to assist the School of Music with the cost of hosting the international symposium “Bartók’s String Quartets: Tradition and Legacy”, which will take place on September 19-21, 2008 at the University.
Further details of the Bartók Symposium are available on their website or read more...
Aug.25,2008
Alanis and other Canadian musicians in Budapest
The annual Sziget Festival in Budapest has become a much anticipated musical event. This year is the 16th time the festival has taken place; from the 13th to the 18th of August, one of Europe’s largest music festivals displayed an astounding diversity with artists from all around the world, including Iron Maiden, The Killers, R.E.M, The Sex Pistols, System of a Down, and our own celebrated Alanis Morissette. The Canadian born singer, who has Hungarian roots on her mother’s side, recently released her latest album “Flavors of Entanglement.” This is her seventh studio album and fifth international release. As of July 31, 2008 the album had sold 412 000 copies world wide. Rolling Stone magazine described it as a “heartfelt record.” Alanis Morissette isn’t the only Canadian participating in the Sziget Festival this year. Danko Jones, a Canadian rock band from Toronto, played on August 15th, and Three Inches of Blood, a heavy metal band from Vancouver, took to the stage on August 17th.
For more information, see:
http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews
http://www.sziget.hu/festival_english/news/111188.html
Canada establishes endowment fund in memory of interned Europeans
The Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko will be administering a $10 million endowment fund aimed at exploring and commemorating the experiences of Eastern Europeans and members of ethno-cultural communities in general, who were interned in Canada during World War I. Jason Kenney, Secretary of State for Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity, announced the establishment of the fund earlier this year. Christopher Adam, a lecturer in history at Carleton University and secretary of the Canada Hungary Educational Foundation (CHEF), has been selected to serve as a member of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund’s Advisory Council.
For the website of the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko click here.
May 10th 2008
Two Hungarian Canadians among new Order of Canada recipients
Among the 75 appointments to the Order of Canada announced on July 1st by the Governor General, Honorary Patron of the Canada Hungary Educational Foundation, are two Hungarian Canadians, both of whom came to Canada following the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Professor Dezso Horvath, Dean of the Schulich School of Business at York University was appointed for “his academic leadership and sustained commitment to business education in Canada.” Dr Rudolph Kriegler, formerly a Vice-President of Nortel Networks, now retired, received the honour for “his pioneering contributions to the development of innovative technologies and scientific leadership in Canada’s high-tech sector.” We warmly congratulate both new members of the Order for their well-deserved recognition and hope to interview them shortly. For more information on Professor Horvath, see the Schulich School of Business website here: and on Dr Kriegler, see an article from The Citizen.
Dr Judith Woodsworth named President of Concordia University
Dr Judith Woodsworth, has been appointed President and Vice-Chancellor of Concordia University from August 1, 2008. Dr Woodsworth, who had been on the faculty of Concordia between 1980 and 1997, will return from Laurentian University where she has served as President since 2002. Dr Woodsworth was born in Paris to Hungarian parents who left Hungary after the Second World War and then settled in Winnipeg where she grew up. She has a BA in French and Philosophy from McGill, a licence ès letters from the University of Strasbourg and a PhD in French literature from McGill. Between 1997 and 2002 she was Vice-President Academic at Mount St Vincent University in Halifax. Dr Woodsworth is the third university president of Hungarian origin in Canada along with Dr Emoke Szathmáry of the University of Manitoba and Dr Gabor Csepregi of the Dominican University College of Canada.
Dr Emõke Szathmáry honoured by Province of Manitoba
May 21, 2008 - Dr. Emõke J. Szathmáry, president and vice-chancellor of the University of Manitoba since July 1996, will be honoured tonight at a gala farewell dinner in Winnipeg.
“Dr. Szathmáry has provided 12 years of clear vision and strong leadership to the University of Manitoba, using her passion for education to encourage groundbreaking expansion and development,” said Advanced Education and Literacy Minister Diane McGifford. “As the first woman to hold the office of president, she has done an exemplary job and will continue to inspire faculty, administrators and students in the years to come.” Read on...
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