On October 24th we presented a cultural programme commemorating the 1956 revolution at the Ottawa Hungarian Community Centre.

(The video was made by Gábor Finta)

The memorial tour of 1956@65 took place on October 23rd in Ottawa commemorating the 65th anniversary of the revolution.

(The video was made by Gábor Finta)

After nearly six years of service Monsignor Leo Frank celebrated his last holy mass at the Hungarian Catholic Church in Ottawa. At this occasion Dr. Mária Vass-Salazar honoured Monsignor Leo with the Hungarian Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit.

(The video was made by Gábor Finta)

The Ottawa Hungarian Community Center RTV’s special program on August 20.
(The video was made by Gábor Finta.)

In this show, Zsófia Gábor presents the baking of bread.
(The video was created by Gábor Finta at the OHCC.)

In our July programme we publish two interviews about the history of the Ottawa Hungarian Community Centre. Founding members and present leaders talk about past and present.

Part 1: Memoirs of founding members

Part 2: Visitor from Hungary at the OHCC (1982)

Members of the Hungarian community have visited Mr. Panek and wished him good health and happiness. Rudolf Bánsági, president of the Hungarian Community Centre, presented him with flowers. Magdolna Tóth asked questions about their long and prosperous life. Father Leo also thanked them for their staunch support of the Hungarian Catholic Community.

Ödön Panak has turned one hundred today! He was a strong supporter of the Hungarian Community Centre and the Hungarian Catholic Community of Ottawa. We wish him good health and happiness on his birthday!

Fine Dishes for Take-out

Observe how Kathie Bognár and Sue Klekner-Alt prepare Hungarian Goulash and Layered Pancakes in the Hungarian House.

Produced by Gábor Finta.

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A look at the preparations for the bake sale

Produced by Gábor Finta.

As it is well known, the peace treaty at the end of World War I was signed on June 4, at 16:32, 1920 in Versailles, close to Paris, in the  52 meters long and 7 meters wide corridor of the Grand Trianon Palace, la Galerie des Cotelles.

We commemorate this sad anniversary with a programme that can be seen on YouTube at 16:30, June 4, EDT.

Content

• Introduction- Béla Szeri, OHCC vice president
• Endre Ady: Greeting to the Winner (recited by András Dobai)
• Leó Weiner: Three Hungarian Folk Dances, No 3 (Csongor Prigli, Piano)
• Gyula Illyés: To the Makers of the Piece (recited by Béla Szeri)
• Sándor Reményik: New Testament (recited by (Mariann Talla)
• Béla Bartók: Sonatina (1-3) Abbey Sugars-Keen, piano)
• Köntés Béla: The Song of a Belated Rebel (recited by the author)
• Finta-Köntés: The Song of a Belated Rebel (Choirs of the Szerencs (Hungary) Choir Festival conducted by the author )

The programme was edited by Bea Finta and produced by Gábor Finta.