October 23rd is 60th Anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution

October 23rd is 60th Anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution

 

Steven Geiger

           Tolerance Education Center  Invites you to the lecture: The Hungarian Revolution of 1956,  a Jewish PerspectiveOur speaker, Steven Geiger, fled Hungary with his family in 1956https://images.slideplayer.com/13/4171688/slides/slide_44.jpgAt the end of World War II, only 140,000 Jews remained in Hungary, down from 750,000 in 1941.  In 1956 following the Hungarian revolution about 2% of the population of Hungary fled to the West, including Jews.By 1967, only about 85,000 Jews remained in Hungary.  The film ”The 1956 Hungarian Revolution” by the BBC (20:09 minutes) will follow the lecture. Friday, November 04, 201611:00 a.m.Free Admission Tolerance Education Center35147 Landy Lane, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270760.328.8252