Gala for Hungarian Revolution, 60 Years on
By • October 26, 2016 0 1118
On Oct. 16, the courage of the freedom fighters in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 was celebrated in a formal dinner gala at the Mellon Auditorium hosted by Ambassador Dr. Réka Szemerkényi in an evening emceed by distinguished Hungarian-American and former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer. A program highlighted by Hungarian concert pianist Csilla Szentpéteri entitled “The Storm of October 1956” was commissioned to evoke the bravery that launched the eventual fall of the Soviet Union as battle scenes flashed on screens.
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- Ambassador of Hungary Dr. Réka Szemerkényi, Gilan Corn and Mary Mochary.
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- Mary Ourisman and Dorothy Kosinski, director of the Phillips Collection.
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- Diane Flamini and Alexandra de Borchgrave.
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- Finlay and Willee Lewis, Kevin Chaffee and Maha Kaddoura.
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- Charlotte and Michael Buxton.
