AMERICAN HUNGARIAN LIBRARY AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Amerikai Magyar Könyvtár és Történelmi Társulat
1956 Emigration from a Historian’s Perspective
Sat, Feb 28
|American Hungarian Library
A conversation with Dr. Prof. Habil. János Rácz on Hungarian emigration to the United States, with special focus on the legacy of 1956 and the shaping of Hungarian life in New York.
Time & Location
Feb 28, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
American Hungarian Library, 215 E 82nd St, New York, NY 10028, USA
About the Event
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. To commemorate the occasion, the Library is launching a series of programs dedicated to 1956. In addition, we are preparing a special catalogue of our 1956-related publications.
We begin with a conversation on Hungarian emigration to the United States, with special focus on New York and the aftermath of 1956.
Our guest speaker will be Dr. Prof. Habil. János Rácz, historian at the VERITAS Research Institute for History and Archives and specialist in 20th-century Hungarian history.
Moderator: Mihály Szarvasy, art historian and longtime supporter of Hungarian cultural life in New York.
The event will be in Hungarian.
Feb 28 | 2:00 PM