138 result(s) for memorial house
The Real Wallenberg Year In Hungary
- 3 May 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In 2012 – as decided by the government – we commemorate Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish martyr diplomat who saved thousands of Hungarians during the Holocaust. The Wallenberg Commemorative Committee responsible for the preparation of the Centenary, which I chair myself, makes all the efforts to make the Wallenberg Year an occasion to face the terrible tragedy of the Holocaust in a responsible ...
We Remember The Victims Of The Holocaust In Hungary On 16 April
- 13 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"On 16 April, Monday, victims of the Holocaust in Hungary are remembered throughout the country. It was on this day in 1944 that the setting up of the first ghettos began in the Trans-Carpathian region of Hungary.
Looking Back On The Liszt Year In Hungary - In A Nutshell
- 27 Mar 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"In 2011 hundreds of concerts, sereval exhibitions, publications and commemorating events were dedicated to Ferenc Liszt, born 200 years ago. Although we could not be present everywhere, we have covered most of the events in narrative or in pictures.
Hungarian Defence Minister: Our Common Freedom Can Create Welfare
- 1 Mar 2012 8:01 AM
- community & culture
"We have to live a free life unencumbered with fear and hatred, and so we have to remember too” – Defence Minister Dr. Csaba Hende stressed at a commemoration that was held to mark the memorial day of the victims of communism and the 10th anniversary of the House of Terror Museum in Budapest on February 25.
Hungary Remembers The Victims Of Communism On 25 February
- 24 Feb 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
"On Saturday 25 February across the country there will be commemoration events for the victims of communism. On this day in 1947 Béla Kovács, the Secretary General of the Independent Smallholders’ Party, was unlawfully arrested and deported to the Soviet Union. Following a decision adopted by the first Orbán government in 2000, all secondary education institutions mark this anniversary.
Xpat Interview: Theresa Bubbear, Former Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy Budapest
- 10 Nov 2011 11:00 AM
Theresa was born in central London, just within the sound of Bow Bells - which makes her a true cockney.
Xpat Event Report: Wallenberg Commemoration In Budapest
- 20 Oct 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
"The British Embassy together with the Raoul Wallenberg Association organised a ceremony on 15 October at which a plaque was unveiled commemorating the courageous efforts of Raoul Wallenberg. The Swedish diplomat gave shelter for Hungarian Jews in the building of the British Embassy (Hazai Bank at that time).
Ghost Towns Of Hungary: Abandoned Locations Scattered Around The Country
- 19 Oct 2010 4:00 AM
- getting around
Kolontár, the town most severely damaged by the alumina sludge-catastrophe, may easily become a new example of the abandoned ghost towns scattered around in Hungary. Whether it is a devastating flood or the side effect of a nearby industrial plantation that is diminished the population, eventually a complete town can become uninhabited.
Raoul Wallenberg Commemoration, British Embassy Budapest, 15 October
- 13 Oct 2010 3:00 AM
- community & culture
"The British Embassy together with the Raoul Wallenberg Association are organising a ceremony at which a plaque will be unveiled commemorating the courageous efforts of Raoul Wallenberg who gave shelter for Hungarian Jews in the building of the British Embassy (Hazai Bank at that time).
The Real Wallenberg Year In Hungary
- 3 May 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In 2012 – as decided by the government – we commemorate Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish martyr diplomat who saved thousands of Hungarians during the Holocaust. The Wallenberg Commemorative Committee responsible for the preparation of the Centenary, which I chair myself, makes all the efforts to make the Wallenberg Year an occasion to face the terrible tragedy of the Holocaust in a responsible ...
We Remember The Victims Of The Holocaust In Hungary On 16 April
- 13 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"On 16 April, Monday, victims of the Holocaust in Hungary are remembered throughout the country. It was on this day in 1944 that the setting up of the first ghettos began in the Trans-Carpathian region of Hungary.
Looking Back On The Liszt Year In Hungary - In A Nutshell
- 27 Mar 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"In 2011 hundreds of concerts, sereval exhibitions, publications and commemorating events were dedicated to Ferenc Liszt, born 200 years ago. Although we could not be present everywhere, we have covered most of the events in narrative or in pictures.
Hungarian Defence Minister: Our Common Freedom Can Create Welfare
- 1 Mar 2012 8:01 AM
- community & culture
"We have to live a free life unencumbered with fear and hatred, and so we have to remember too” – Defence Minister Dr. Csaba Hende stressed at a commemoration that was held to mark the memorial day of the victims of communism and the 10th anniversary of the House of Terror Museum in Budapest on February 25.
Hungary Remembers The Victims Of Communism On 25 February
- 24 Feb 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
"On Saturday 25 February across the country there will be commemoration events for the victims of communism. On this day in 1947 Béla Kovács, the Secretary General of the Independent Smallholders’ Party, was unlawfully arrested and deported to the Soviet Union. Following a decision adopted by the first Orbán government in 2000, all secondary education institutions mark this anniversary.
Xpat Interview: Theresa Bubbear, Former Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy Budapest
- 10 Nov 2011 11:00 AM
Theresa was born in central London, just within the sound of Bow Bells - which makes her a true cockney.
Xpat Event Report: Wallenberg Commemoration In Budapest
- 20 Oct 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
"The British Embassy together with the Raoul Wallenberg Association organised a ceremony on 15 October at which a plaque was unveiled commemorating the courageous efforts of Raoul Wallenberg. The Swedish diplomat gave shelter for Hungarian Jews in the building of the British Embassy (Hazai Bank at that time).
Ghost Towns Of Hungary: Abandoned Locations Scattered Around The Country
- 19 Oct 2010 4:00 AM
- getting around
Kolontár, the town most severely damaged by the alumina sludge-catastrophe, may easily become a new example of the abandoned ghost towns scattered around in Hungary. Whether it is a devastating flood or the side effect of a nearby industrial plantation that is diminished the population, eventually a complete town can become uninhabited.
Raoul Wallenberg Commemoration, British Embassy Budapest, 15 October
- 13 Oct 2010 3:00 AM
- community & culture
"The British Embassy together with the Raoul Wallenberg Association are organising a ceremony at which a plaque will be unveiled commemorating the courageous efforts of Raoul Wallenberg who gave shelter for Hungarian Jews in the building of the British Embassy (Hazai Bank at that time).