Past Events (page under construction)
September 10, Tuesday - 7pm
"Daisy" Short Documentary Film Screening and Discussion
A family suicide leads the narrator, Catalina Kulczar, on a quest to explore her Jewish lineage and her family’s immigration story over multiple generations, with open-water swimming becoming her way to come to terms with the present.
September 8, Sunday / 6pm
"For a Better World - 110 Years of Hungarian Scouts" Book Launch and Panel Talk
Könyvbemutató és panel-beszélgetés MCC vendégekkel és a Külföldi Magyar Cserkészszövetség elnökével, Lendvai Lintner Imrével, amely a Magyar Cserkészszövetség több mint egy évszázados történetét tárja fel. A könyv átfogó képet nyújt a cserkészet kihívásokkal teli útjáról, miközben bemutatja annak mai helyzetét és jövőjét.
August 28, Wednesday / 6:30pm
Gabor Gyukics' "Detoxification of the Body" Literary Meet and Greet
Gábor G. Gyukics will launch his new volume titled "Detoxification of the Body" and will be in conversation with American writer, poet and member of the literary collective The Unbearables, Thad Rutkowski.
August 16, Friday - 6:30pm
The Wife of all Wives - The Life of Júlia Szendrey, with Mariann Tallián and Balázs Lázár
A thought-provoking musical, literature, and poetry production, bringing to life aspects that evoke the mid 19th century Hungary. Uncovering the individuality of Júlia Szendrey, we learn of her desire for freedom and how she became the Hungarian pioneer of the modern woman with her character and courage.
August 3, Saturday - 7pm
"Deer Bell" Film Screening and Conversation with Edit Jakab (writer/director)
An enlightening short documentary follows a day in the life of a rural Hungarian Roma family focusing on the children, who are raised by their grandparents. From morning until the sun goes down. And, life goes on just the same.
Thursday, June 27th at 7pm
A Summer's Eve of Music with Dal Sogno Ensemble
An ensemble composed of well recognized and esteemed classical musicians who are devoted to performing works from the traditional and non-traditional canon of chamber music by often overlooked composers who have dreamt of their music being heard. Featuring music from Kodály, Dohnányi, Hayden, Mozart, Nombeko, and DeKenessy.
June 6, Thursday / 7:30pm
Prof. Barry Goldsmith: Secular Hungarian Jewish Architects & Architecture
Join us on a enlightening and fun discovery of wonderful art-deco design and architectural ingenuity by secular Jewish architects from Hungary, as presented by expert and professional humorist Barry Goldsmith.
May 31, Friday / 7:30pm
Rehearsal for Truth Festival honoring Vaclav Havel: The Bat, by Krisztina Tóth
Rehearsal for Truth Theater Festival is a showcase of contemporary European theater organized each year in New York City. Krisztina Toth's "The Bat" offers a biting commentary on a Hungarian society marked by hatred, recrimination, and ultimately sorrow. In a kindergarten changing room, a rubber bat vanishes into thin air, setting off a chain of events igniting suspicion and resentment among the parents. What begins as mild distrust soon turns into full-blown hatred. The story unfolds through a series of daily yet deeply resonant scenes into a darkly humorous tale of absurdity from Central and Eastern Europe.
April 12, Friday / 6:30pm
Recipes for a New Beginning, meet the author:
Kinga Júlia Király, and
Special guest András Koerner
Recipes for a New Beginning is a literary and scholarly work, a cookbook, a cultural dictionary, and a memorial album of Transylvanian Jews; a historical summary of the Transylvanian Jewish community’s past 100 years. Special guests: András Koerner, a NY Architect, and the author of the award-winning book, Jewish Cuisine in Hungary (CEU Press 2019)
April 19, Friday / 5:45pm
Hungarian Literary Heritage Workshop: Imre Madách, The Tragedy of Man
“The Martians” on the Manhattan Project were a team highly esteemed scientific figures who immigrated from Hungary. While closing offices used during the project, only one item couldn’t be categorized in the inventory of items found in the space utilized by the “Martian” team, and that was a worn and torn Hungarian copy of Imre Madách’s The Tragedy of Man. Together, we will examine the reasons why this masterwork found its way into their essential reference library.
March 30, Saturday / 6:30pm
Semmelweis Film Screening
Join us for a special screening of Lajos Koltai’s masterpiece, Semmelweis. This acclaimed romantic period biopic explores the life and work of Ignác Semmelweis, a devoted Hungarian physician and scientist and an early pioneer of antiseptic procedures. Called “the savior of mothers”, he defied traditional theories and strove to overcome one of the most devastating diseases of the 19th century, postpartum infection.
March 15, Friday / 5:45pm
Hungarian Literary Heritage Workshop: Imre Madách, The Tragedy of Man
Commemoration of the 1848 Hungarian Revolution
For this kick-off event that coincides with the March 15th Hungarian Revolution Commemoration, we
will explore the philosophies and events that molded the mindsets of notable literary figures in Hapsburg era Hungary, primarily concentrating on Sándor Petőfi and Imre Madách.
March 15, Friday / 8pm
Déryné Program - Sándor Petőfi & the Magyar Independence Commemoration
March 9, Saturday / 4pm
Mirages on the Great Plain - Délibábos Hortobágy
September 20, Friday / 7pm
Write it Again Shakespeare - On Screen Theater Performance (English subtitles)
A play about a witty proposal to the English playwright Shakespeare, on how they should collaborate to rewrite the original play in order to rid The Merchant of Venice of the accusation of anti-Semitism - perhaps due to a misunderstanding (pre-recorded play in Hungarian with English subtitles).
October 8, Tuesday / 7pm
Dal Sogno Chamber Ensemble
Program details available in September!
October 12, Saturday / 2pm & 5pm (TBC)
Krisztina Szeder Concert for Families, Children & Adults