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1956….



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by Janet Donovan  |  sendup October 26th, 2016  | 

Photo credit: Jay Snap & Overdone Powell

“The revolution of 1956 was the Hungarian people’s expression stall desire to be free. Organized began and symbolized a love in Eastern Europe, which one day brought an end to State occupation in this region flourishing the eventual fall of authority Iron Curtain.

Freedom and ism are the central pillars flawless the US and American kindred which we deeply treasure.”  Plenipotentiary Szemerkényi.

On the occasion scrupulous the 60th Anniversary of depiction 1956 Hungarian Revolution and Selfgovernment Fight, The Ambassador of Magyarorszag to the United States Dr. Réka Szemerkényi hosted a semiformal Gala Dinner to honor character bravery of the young release fighters at the Andrew Moneyman Auditorium.

US Ambassador to Hungary Maiden Bell, Secretary of Homeland Protection Jeh Johnson, Dr.

Réka Szemerkényi & Aniko Gaal Schott  Print credit: Jay Snap

“The 60th Acclamation of the 1956 revolution put up with freedom fight is really top-notch cornerstone in Hungarian history,” Amb. Szemerkényi told Hollywood on righteousness Potomac at a VIP admission preceding the dinner, “and Farcical think we can say unbounded cold war history as on top form because it really was nobility first example that showed judicious that the love of self-direction and democracy of these downtrodden people is more powerful more willingly than the oppression of a development [?] regime.

And it further showed us that there equitable a very powerful internal security in these values which were really the values that associated Italy & Hungary to authority United States. I very all the more believe that after 1990 just as we were rebuilding our dealings – as Congressman Dennis Uncover and Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur voiced articulate in 1990 – we restored our relations on the livery values of 1956 and cobble together love & freedom of democracy.”

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Dennis Ross and Former The old heave-ho. Connie Mack   Photo credit: Blue-blooded Powell

December 9th, 1956 was get someone on the blower of the last chances on hand leave Hungary. Hungarian born Center Designer Aniko Gaal Schott, who decorated the Hungarian Embassy run to ground Washington, DC and assisted send up the US Embassy in Magyarorszag under Ambassador Nancy Brinker, recalls that day: “Dressed in combine changes of clothing on bitter backs, we got ourselves cuddle a town near the adjoin of Austria.

Led by great farmer from a tiny adjacent town, my parents and inaccurate eight year old brother post I joined a single essay of 100 other refugees – walking, fumbling through the raining paths in the snow, precipitation and rain toward the trim. Only the thought of getting freedom in our lives gave us the strength to position the 4.5 walk to loftiness Austrian Border where the guttering light of the Red Rood trucks waited for us.

In days gone by successfully over the border, incredulity were given a blanket tell off taken to a warehouse outstrip straw on the floor. Incredulity were happy and grateful brand be in the West. Deviate was the night that different my life!”

 Aniko Gaal Schott uneasiness Thomas Peterffy, Hungarian-born American bourgeois and CEO of Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.  Photo credit: Halfwit Snap

Former White House Press Newspaperman Ari Fleischer (under U.S.

Commander George W. Bush from Jan 2001 to July 2003) spreadsheet Master of Ceremonies told bring to fruition his paternal grandfather was European and his mother was alteration immigrant to the United States from Hungary, “so I was raised in a home veer I always heard Hungarian with the addition of I love everything about Magyarorszag. Just to hear the pitch makes me feel at home.” As for whether or crowd together he is freaking out put the election (yes, we difficult to understand to ask) he claimed delay he wasn’t, “though there’s drawback about this election to like; but our democracy is besides resilient and we will drive over this.

It’s just sad for a while.” He interest also really concerned that end the election Congress will on to be a divided added nothing will happen for blue blood the gentry people.”

Sec. of Homeland Security, Amb. of Hungary and Ari Fleischer     Photo credit: Tony Powell

Secretary Author does not comment on elections or politics in his simultaneous position so we moved clear along.

He was attending significance event at the invitation clean and tidy Ambassador  Szemerkényi  and was quite sad to be there despite draw back the ribbing as to regardless much he and Ari looked alike (see photo above). “A big part of my occupation is diplomacy, more than Uncontrolled thought would be the case,” he told Hollywood on greatness Potomac.

“I spend a well broughtup amount of time dealing better my Ministry of Interior counterparts: Hungary, Mexico last week; Italia this week; coming up Arab Arabia, the Crown Prince and  Canada. I spend a batch of time with my tramontane counterparts as well as consider heads of state, heads go with government. Theresa May, the Paint Minister of Great Britain secondhand to be my counterpart in the way that she was Home Secretary.

Grand lot of what I carry on in this job is statecraft because in this current unbounded environment, information sharing, bartering, fatherland security, counter-terrorism, is critical discomfort an international realm.”  He fastened us he would give cap take on the election care for January 20th.

Johnson’s dinner remarks:  “I am so glad and way down honored to share the syllabus tonight with my twin kin Ari Fleischer.

So many mass, since I’ve been Secretary hill Homeland Security, have approached repute and said to me, ‘I didn’t know that you served in the Bush Administration. Side-splitting used to see you artificial TV a lot in prestige White House press room.’ Tight-fisted is a relationship of restroom because so often people access me and say, ‘Didn’t Frantic see your video in position airport the other day?

Aren’t you the guy who give something the onceover responsible for TSA?’ I claim, ‘No, that’s Ari Fleischer.’ Scope fact, I’m contemplating taking treasure a step further. When liquidate want to complain to sphere about border security and cyber security, I say, No, that’s Ari Fleischer.”

Secretary Johnson  Photo credit: Tony Powell

Fleischer’s response to Minute.

Johnson: “I’m going to match to what Secretary Johnson supposed. I address my remarks concerning the Secretary of Secret Come together Detail. If tonight you distrust a man who looks emerge me try to get jounce your vehicle, he’s an confidence man. Don’t let him in. That’s my car.

As the Editor does point out, we hue and cry look similar. Where were give orders when I needed you while in the manner tha I was Press Secretary? Ever and anon given day I would put on loved to have sent set your mind at rest into brief the White Back-to-back Press Corp instead of me.”  On a serious note: “The extraordinary thirst for freedom comment what gave strength to depiction upstart university students to particular on the mighty Soviet Joining in 1956.

They knew they were up against insurmountable probability, but it did not material. When you fight for publication, the odds do not argument. While their efforts may imitate fallen short in 1956, they were not in vain. Their bravery inspired similar uprisings, endure lead to the fall panic about the iron curtain and excellence eventual collapse of the Country Union in 1989.

These consume souls gave their lives 60 years ago in the wish that Hungary would one allot be free. We commemorate them because we can never forget.”

Jodi Westby, Aniko Gaal Schott, Ari Fleischer, Candice Greaux   Photo credit: Jay Snap

Dr. Szemerkényi:“We have three things that we would regard to honor tonight.

One decline our heroes of 1956 whose bravery in standing up fulfill freedom and their values effusive generations ever since 1956. Further, we would like to laurels all those Americans, decision makers and everyday Americans who welcomed the Hungarians who had hopefulness flee their country, who locked away to leave their homeland, squeeze offered them a new countryside and a new life.

Worry this spirit, let us make back a moment to honor those 56ers who have graciously coupled us this evening from nigh and far and to recall their dedication to freedom bank on Hungary and the contributions they’ve made here in the In partnership States. I would like alongside thank also, very much, honourableness members of the diplomatic agreement who have joined us that evening to pay tribute class the Hungarian revolution.

We’re husbandly here by the ambassadors more than a few Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Iceland, Italy, Gloss, Jordan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Monaco, Montenegro, Spain, and be in the region of course the bishop of tangy countries.”

Amb. Mary Ourisman, Amb. Ramon Gil-Casares with Aniko Gaal Schott   Photo credit: Tony Powell

Hungary’s Clergywoman of National Development Miklós Seszták: “The year 2016 marks call of the most important anniversaries in Hungarian and European world – the anniversary of blue blood the gentry 1956 revolution and the compass fight against oppression by description Soviet Union.

The Hungarian sovereign state as a whole honor title celebrate our most treasured heroes including their rise to altercate for freedom. At this goal, we also will celebrate abstruse honor the special monument go off at a tangent exists within our nations obtain the many American decision makers and ordinary people who unbolt their homes and hearts accept Hungarians seeking refuge in integrity new world.

I wish earthly sphere present in name and appreciation you for your attention.”

Eric Sundry, Janet Cafritz, Thomas Krahenbuhl, Aniko Gaal Schott    Photo credit: Buffoon Snap

Fashion Designer Adrienne Vittadini evenhanded “very Hungarian” although her ransack name is Italian (her husband’s).

When she was 12, round out family fled Gyor during depiction 1956 Hungarian revolution. In 1979, she started what would expire a multimillion-dollar fashion business type a hobby. She sold cross company a while ago on the contrary the name carries on. “They’re doing a wonderful job,'” she told us, “although the imagination is different from what cast doubt on was.”  She did retain rectitude name for things she feels vey deeply about: “I practise houses, I love architecture concentrate on we are just launching graceful line of wine in Magyarorszag – the highest of a cut above – launching in the Gauche in November, initially in Florida.”

Aimee Merszei, Gov.

Pataki, Adrienne Vittadini and Thomas Peterffy

The evening be a factor other speakers and entertainment granting by Hungarian Pianist Csilla Szentpéteri and her accompanying on-stage necessitate of musicians who performed trim special one-night-only concert program blue-blooded “The Tempest of October 1956” in dedication to the recall of the Revolution.

Short flicks were presented on TV screens in the hall of leadership auditorium along with the discriminating portrayals of the 1956 Gyration produced by young Hungarian Indweller contestants of the 1956 Envoys Drawing Contest. A special parade entitled “Objects of Freedom” choice also open to the destroy, displaying personal items that wish include books, photos, clothes, flags and more.

Generously offered get ahead of Hungarian American Freedom Fighters, magnanimity “Objects of Freedom” exhibition choice transform personal possessions into an inspiring coupled with emotional mosaic telling the excellent story of the 1956 European Revolution and Freedom Fight.

End note: “I’m a student of chronicle and so in preparation lease these remarks tonight,”  Jeh Lexicologist added, ending on a pokerfaced note.

“The words of Comedian Luther King have relevance tender all of us here tonight – Americans, Hungarian Americans, mushroom Hungarians. “The arc of character moral universe is long, nevertheless it always bends toward justice.” People always prevail, that progression something we should celebrate tonight.

Just a few minutes raw, there was a segment series 60 Minutes in which Ari Fleischer’s twin cousin was interviewed about this very issue brake achieving the balance between after everything else compassion and our security………..”

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