On November 15 László Bálint, the president of the Benefit Organization of Hungarians in Transylvania visited the Ottawa Hungarian Community Centre and presented an exhibition describing the activities of the organization. He was asked about his work and goals by Magdi Tóth.
(Recorded by Gábor Finta)
On the 5th of November representatives of the Ottawa Hungarian community unveiled the cross replacing the original one that was the first memorial of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. After the ceremonies the participants laid flowers at the monument on Maple Island as well.
(Finta Gábor felvétele)
The 260 Fingers Ceramic Arts exhibition opened on November 11 in the Glebe Community Centre. Mária Moldován was invited for the first time to display her works at the event. Here you can see her ceramic compositions and listen to a short interview with her.
(Recorded by Gábor Finta)
On the 22nd of October the Ottawa Hungarian Community Centre commemorated the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. The guests were greeted by president Dr.Tibor Lapohos. Dr. Bálint Ódor, Hungarian ambassador spoke about the significance of the revolution then veterans László Farkas and József Polgár shared some of their memories with the audience. The feature presentation was performed by Péter Lóránt Tóth, who appeared for the second time in Ottawa. We show here the complete programme.
| Ottawa report |
(Recorded by Gábor Finta)
On the 22nd of October the Ottawa Hungarian Community Centre commemorated the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. The guests were greeted by president Dr.Tibor Lapohos. Dr. Bálint Ódor, Hungarian ambassador spoke about the significance of the revolution then veterans László Farkas and József Polgár shared some of their memories with the audience. The feature presentation was performed by Péter Lóránt Tóth, who appeared for the second time in Ottawa. We show a short excerpt of his performance.
| Ottawa report |
(Report by Gábor Finta)