Gov. George Pataki to Spearhead Fundraising Efforts
October 8, 2010
Graphic photographs in the international media have stunned and saddened concerned citizens around the world: on October 4, the wall of a reservoir at an alumina plant in northwest Hungary collapsed, unleashing a flood of toxic red sludge that killed 6 people until now and injured more than 120, according to the Hungarian government’s spokesman. Several towns were virtually destroyed, displacing hundreds of residents, who will probably never be able to return home. While its full long-term impact is not yet clear, the event represents a human and environmental disaster affecting not only the immediate region, but the larger ecosystem as well.
More...Full-Length Film Documents 1956 Revolution
September 7, 2010
The Hungarian American Coalition, a major sponsor of Torn from the Flag, is pleased to endorse this film’s new “Donor’s Edition DVD.”
More...Six Writers and a Graphic Artist Receive Literary and Fine Arts Honors
September 15, 2010
The tenth presentation of the Posonium Literary and Fine Arts Awards was a festive occasion held on September 7, 2010, in Pozsony (Bratislava), Slovakia. A short musical program by Imre Németh featured Hungarian songs from the 16th and 17th centuries, and was followed by a reading of poetry.
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