09/28/2026
đđș On Saturday, we marked the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Revolution and Freedom Fight and the start of Ontario Hungarian Heritage Month with a celebratory gala dinner.
It was a great honor to welcome Dr. Anita OrbĂĄn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, who met with the Hungarian diaspora community during her visit to Canada.
Guests were welcomed by SĂĄndor Balla, President of the Hungarian Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Executive Director of the HEPA Regional Office Canada. The eveningâs program featured a dance performance by the KodĂĄly Dance Ensemble, a recital by harpist Bettina TĂłth, and introductions by the leaders of Hungarian organizations in Ontario.
Attendees included MiklĂłs Lengyel, Hungaryâs Ambassador to Canada, PĂ©ter SzabĂł, Acting Head of Post, Deputy Consul General in Toronto, Helga Pritz, Consul General of Hungary in Montreal, Katalin KapĂłcsnĂ© HaĂĄs, Deputy Head of Mission in Ottawa, GĂĄbor MarkocsĂĄny, Diaspora liaison diplomat, Dr. Barbara Bernhardt, Consul, and DĂĄniel NĂ©meth, Economic and Trade AttachĂ©.
The event was organized by the Hungarian Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the HEPA Regional Office Canada and held at the Hungarian Canadian Cultural Centre.
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đđș Szombaton ĂŒnnepi gĂĄlavacsorĂĄval emlĂ©keztĂŒnk az 1956-os forradalom Ă©s szabadsĂĄgharc 70. Ă©vfordulĂłjĂĄra, valamint az OntariĂłi Magyar ĂröksĂ©ghĂłnap kezdetĂ©re.
Nagy megtiszteltetĂ©s volt egyĂŒtt köszönteni Dr. OrbĂĄn Anita miniszterelnökhelyettes Ă©s kĂŒlĂŒgyminiszter asszonyt, aki kanadai lĂĄtogatĂĄsa sorĂĄn a magyar diaszpĂłra közössĂ©gĂ©vel is talĂĄlkozott.
A vendĂ©geket Balla SĂĄndor, a Kanadai Magyar Kereskedelmi Kamara elnöke Ă©s a HEPA Kanadai RegionĂĄlis Iroda ĂŒgyvezetĆ igazgatĂłja köszöntötte. Az est programjĂĄt a KodĂĄly TĂĄncegyĂŒttes tĂĄncbemutatĂłja, TĂłth Bettina hĂĄrfamƱvĂ©sz elĆadĂĄsa, valamint az ontariĂłi magyar szervezetek vezetĆinek bemutatkozĂĄsa szĂnesĂtette.
Az esemĂ©nyen jelen volt Lengyel MiklĂłs, MagyarorszĂĄg kanadai nagykövete, SzabĂł PĂ©ter torontĂłi ideiglenes ĂŒgyvivĆ, elsĆbeosztott, Pritz Helga, MagyarorszĂĄg montreali fĆkonzula, KapĂłcsnĂ© HaĂĄs Katalin ottawai elsĆ beosztott diplomata, MarkocsĂĄny GĂĄbor magyar közössĂ©gi diplomata, dr. Bernhardt Barbara konzul Ă©s NĂ©meth DĂĄniel kĂŒlgazdasĂĄgi attasĂ©.
Az esemĂ©ny a Kanadai Magyar Kereskedelmi Kamara Ă©s a HEPA Kanadai RegionĂĄlis Iroda szervezĂ©sĂ©ben valĂłsult meg a Kanadai Magyar KultĂșrközpontban.
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