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Flowers at Freedom Fighter and Cardinal Mindszenty statues

Audience members placed flowers at the statues of the 1956 Freedom Fighter and Cardinal Mindszenty at the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 in Cardinal Mindszenty Plaza in Cleveland, Ohio.

Wreaths at Freedom Fighter and Cardinal Mindszenty statues

Two 1956ers and two young Hungarian American Scouts placed wreaths at the statues of the 1956 Freedom Fighter and Cardinal Mindszenty at the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 in Cardinal Mindszenty Plaza in Cleveland, Ohio. Then one of the 1956ers said a few words in Hungarian.

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Our Father for Hungarian 1956ers

Master of Ceremonies Michael Horvath led a prayer for the 1956ers at the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 in Cardinal Mindszenty Plaza in Cleveland, Ohio.

The crowd said the Our Father in Hungarian.

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Hungarian Revolution of 1956 – Cleveland event conclusion

Jeanette Grasselli Brown served as Mistress of Ceremonies at the program celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution and Freedom Fight of 1956.  The event took place in the Rotunda of Cleveland City Hall and dozens of ‘56ers were in attendance.

She thanked keynote speaker and 56er Honorary Consul General of Hungary Laszlo Bojtos.

She then read part of the entry from the US Congressional Record about the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and then the flags of the US and Hungary were retired.


More from the 60th anniversary celebration in Cleveland

Hungarian Revolution of 1956 60th anniversary Ceremony in Cleveland

Jeanette Grasselli Brown served as Mistress of Ceremonies at the program celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution and Freedom Fight of 1956.  The event took place in the Rotunda of Cleveland City Hall and dozens of ‘56ers were in attendance.

She told how ‘60 years ago a small nation shook the foundation of the Communist world.’

The US and Hungarian flags were presented and Ted Horvath led the crowd in the US and Hungarian national anthems.


More on Hungarians in Cleveland and the 1956 Revolution

56ers from Hungarian Revolution of 1956 in Cleveland

Honorary Consul General of Hungary Laszlo Bojtos was a 56er.  He gave the keynote address at the program celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution and Freedom Fight of 1956.

The event took place in the Rotunda of Cleveland City Hall and dozens of ‘56ers were in attendance.

Consul Bojtos called for all the 56ers to stand and then a group photo was taken.

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Hungarian Revolution of 1956 – Consul and 56er Laszlo Bojtos

As President John F. Kennedy said “October 23, 1956 is a day that will live forever in the annals of free men and nations. It was a day of courage, conscience and triumph. No other day since history began has shown more clearly the eternal unquenchability of man’s desire to be free, whatever the odds against success, whatever the sacrifice required.”

Honorary Consul General of Hungary Laszlo Bojtos was a 56er.  He gave the keynote address at the program celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution and Freedom Fight of 1956.

The event took place in the Rotunda of Cleveland City Hall and dozens of ‘56ers were in attendance. Consul Bojtos told of his experiences in 1956.

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Hungary 1956 - Who is not with us, is against us

A 56er told the motto of his countrymen during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.  This was at the program celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution and Freedom Fight of 1956.

The event took place in the Rotunda of Cleveland City Hall and dozens of ‘56ers were in attendance.

He spoke the saying in Hungarian and then translated it as ‘Who is not with us is against us.’


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Invocation at Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Ceremony

Rt. Rev. Dr. Csaba Krasznai of the First Hungarian Reformed Church gave the Invocation at the program celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution and Freedom Fight of 1956.

The event took place in the Rotunda of Cleveland City Hall and dozens of ‘56ers were in attendance.

Rev. Krasznai first spoke in English and then Hungarian.

Hungarians in Cleveland

Cleveland Mayor Jackson at Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Ceremony

The Crack in the Berlin Wall began with a hole in a flag in Budapest!

At one time (maybe still) there were more Hungarians in Cleveland than anywhere in the world outside of Budapest.  Many Hungarians came here in 1956 because of the Fight for Freedom against the Soviet Union in Hungary.

 Mistress of Ceremonies Jeanette Grasselli Brown introduced Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson at the program celebrating the 60^th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution and Freedom Fight of 1956. 

The event took place in the Rotunda of Cleveland City Hall and dozens of ‘56ers were in attendance.

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