21 result(s) for survivors in Community & Culture
Now On: ’Within Frames - The Art Of The Sixties In Hungary’. National Museum
- 18 Dec 2017 8:06 AM
- community & culture
Now on until 18 February. Within Frames is the first exhibition staged by the Hungarian National Gallery that presents a comprehensive picture of Hungarian art between 1958 and 1968. A significant part of the 350 or so exhibits – paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings, books, posters and works of applied art – are not included in permanent exhibitions and many of them had been concealed from ...
UNICEF Hungary: Earthquake In Nepal: 1 Million Children In Danger
- 27 Apr 2015 3:00 AM
- community & culture
Press Release: On April 25, 2015, a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal – its deadliest earthquake in more than 80 years. The earthquake was followed by 16 aftershocks, each around a 5.0 magnitude. According to recent reports, more than 3,000 people have been killed. 40% of the country's population are children, making nearly 3 million children affected by the deadly consequences of the ...
Ministry Condemns Vandalism At Budapest Holocaust Photo Exhibition
- 7 Apr 2015 5:00 AM
- community & culture
The human resources ministry has strongly condemned the damaging of images displayed at an openair Holocaust exhibition in central Budapest, calling the vandalism “shocking and appalling”. “The perpetrators desecrated not only Holocaust survivors, but the entire Jewish community, the whole of the Hungarian nation, all decent Hungarians by their mindless, vandal act,” the ministry said.
70th Anniversary Of Liberation Of Budapest Ghetto Marked
- 19 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
A commemoration was held on Sunday at the Dohány Street Synagogue to mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Budapest ghetto. Head of the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities (Mazsihisz) András Heisler said this day is determined by the twin feelings of mourning for the dead and the joy of the liberation.
Ecumenical Commemoration In Budapest Marks Roma Holocaust, Roma Murders
- 4 Aug 2014 10:00 AM
- community & culture
The Sant’ Egidio community held an ecumenical commemoration of the Roma Holocaust in Budapest on Sunday evening. The event also marked the fifth anniversary of the murder of a 45-year-old Roma woman in Kisléta in north-eastern Hungary.
Dutch Singer: Transylvanian Aristocrats Exhibition. Brody Studios Budapest, 4 May
- 3 May 2013 9:10 AM
- community & culture
Janne Schra, a well-known singer, songwriter and artist from The Netherlands made a series of paintings of Transylvanian aristocrats which will be exhibited for one night at Brody Studios in Budapest Saturday May 4th.
'The Power Of Verse', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 11 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"We hosted a very moving event last week. George and Mari Gömöri had assembled a collection of poetry about the holocaust, written by Hungarian Jews, non-Jews and Roma who had either experienced it personally or by those touched by it in other ways. They and their collaborators translated the verses into English and published the book “I Lived on This Earth”. It was launched in London at the end ...
Wallenberg Commemoration In Budapest
- 25 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"U.S. Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Douglas Davidson and U.S. Ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis attended the opening ceremony of the joint Hungarian-Swedish commemoration marking the centennial of Raoul Wallenberg’s life on January 17 at the National Museum.
Coming Soon: Raoul Wallenberg Exhibition, National Museum Budapest, 17 January
- 9 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"Sweden and Hungary commemorates Raul Wallenbergs centenary in 2012. The Swedish Institute is producing an exhibition about the life and deeds of Raoul Wallenberg that will go on an international tour in 2012 in remembrance of his birth 100 years ago.
Now On: ’Within Frames - The Art Of The Sixties In Hungary’. National Museum
- 18 Dec 2017 8:06 AM
- community & culture
Now on until 18 February. Within Frames is the first exhibition staged by the Hungarian National Gallery that presents a comprehensive picture of Hungarian art between 1958 and 1968. A significant part of the 350 or so exhibits – paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings, books, posters and works of applied art – are not included in permanent exhibitions and many of them had been concealed from ...
UNICEF Hungary: Earthquake In Nepal: 1 Million Children In Danger
- 27 Apr 2015 3:00 AM
- community & culture
Press Release: On April 25, 2015, a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal – its deadliest earthquake in more than 80 years. The earthquake was followed by 16 aftershocks, each around a 5.0 magnitude. According to recent reports, more than 3,000 people have been killed. 40% of the country's population are children, making nearly 3 million children affected by the deadly consequences of the ...
Ministry Condemns Vandalism At Budapest Holocaust Photo Exhibition
- 7 Apr 2015 5:00 AM
- community & culture
The human resources ministry has strongly condemned the damaging of images displayed at an openair Holocaust exhibition in central Budapest, calling the vandalism “shocking and appalling”. “The perpetrators desecrated not only Holocaust survivors, but the entire Jewish community, the whole of the Hungarian nation, all decent Hungarians by their mindless, vandal act,” the ministry said.
70th Anniversary Of Liberation Of Budapest Ghetto Marked
- 19 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
A commemoration was held on Sunday at the Dohány Street Synagogue to mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Budapest ghetto. Head of the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities (Mazsihisz) András Heisler said this day is determined by the twin feelings of mourning for the dead and the joy of the liberation.
Ecumenical Commemoration In Budapest Marks Roma Holocaust, Roma Murders
- 4 Aug 2014 10:00 AM
- community & culture
The Sant’ Egidio community held an ecumenical commemoration of the Roma Holocaust in Budapest on Sunday evening. The event also marked the fifth anniversary of the murder of a 45-year-old Roma woman in Kisléta in north-eastern Hungary.
Dutch Singer: Transylvanian Aristocrats Exhibition. Brody Studios Budapest, 4 May
- 3 May 2013 9:10 AM
- community & culture
Janne Schra, a well-known singer, songwriter and artist from The Netherlands made a series of paintings of Transylvanian aristocrats which will be exhibited for one night at Brody Studios in Budapest Saturday May 4th.
'The Power Of Verse', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 11 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"We hosted a very moving event last week. George and Mari Gömöri had assembled a collection of poetry about the holocaust, written by Hungarian Jews, non-Jews and Roma who had either experienced it personally or by those touched by it in other ways. They and their collaborators translated the verses into English and published the book “I Lived on This Earth”. It was launched in London at the end ...
Wallenberg Commemoration In Budapest
- 25 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"U.S. Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Douglas Davidson and U.S. Ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis attended the opening ceremony of the joint Hungarian-Swedish commemoration marking the centennial of Raoul Wallenberg’s life on January 17 at the National Museum.
Coming Soon: Raoul Wallenberg Exhibition, National Museum Budapest, 17 January
- 9 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"Sweden and Hungary commemorates Raul Wallenbergs centenary in 2012. The Swedish Institute is producing an exhibition about the life and deeds of Raoul Wallenberg that will go on an international tour in 2012 in remembrance of his birth 100 years ago.