Date: 21 February at 17.30-18.30
Venue: American Corner Debrecen (19/D Bem Tér)
INVITATION
The Embassy of the United States of America, American Corner Debrecen and Méliusz Juhász Péter Library cordially invite You to the OPENING ceremony of
“…and yet I’m here.”
Associated Press Photo Exhibit in Commemoration of the 1956 Revolution in Hungary.
The Embassy of the United States of America in Budapest, Hungary is proud to partner with American Corner Debrecen and the Méliusz Juhász Péter Könyvtár to present this collection of Associated Press (AP) photographs in commemoration of the 1956 Revolution in Hungary. For over 155 years, AP photographers have documented history with their cameras, earning more than 30 Pulitzer Prizes. This exhibit captures images of the aftermath of the Revolution, when more than 200,000 Hungarians were forced to flee their homeland and start their lives anew in foreign countries. Nearly 35,000 resettled in the United States, where the Hungarian-American community has continued to thrive and contribute to great cultural, academic, and scientific achievements.
These photographs document the experiences of some of the earliest arrivals to the United States following the events of October 1956, when the Soviet Union ordered its troops to crush the Revolution in Budapest.
Opening remarks:
- Tünde Vranyecz, Deputy Director Méliusz Juhász Péter Library
- Representative of the Embassy of the United States of America
- Zsolt Czeglédi, Photographer Hungarian News Agency
- Donald E. Morse, Professor at the Institute of English and American Studies University of Debrecen
If you would like to attend the opening ceremony, please register at
Entrance is free.
