AMERICAN HUNGARIAN LIBRARY AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Amerikai Magyar Könyvtár és Történelmi Társulat
Book Launch: Somogyi Balázs: Életem
Thu, Oct 22
|American Hungarian Library
The life story of a 1956 medical student turned surgeon and diaspora community builder, told in his own words.
Time & Location
Oct 22, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
American Hungarian Library, 215 E 82nd St, New York, NY 10028, USA
About the Event
As we mark the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, few stories capture its legacy as personally as that of Balázs Somogyi. A medical student during the Revolution, he went on to become an orthopedic surgeon and one of the most respected builders of Hungarian community life in America. Now 88, he tells the story of his adventurous and often challenging life in Életem (My Life), in prose and verse, with his trademark lighthearted humor.
The book will be presented by Emese Latkóczy, Executive Director of the Hungarian Human Rights Foundation (HHRF), and Zsolt Németh, Member of Parliament and founder of the Kisebbségekért – Pro Minoritate Foundation, publisher of the book.