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September 7, 2006. - Hungarian House, NYC
REMEMBER HUNGARY 1956
The New York Hungarian House presented:
“CRY HUNGARY”
1986 - BBC TV documentary showing and Discussion
in English
by
BÉLA LIPTÁK
Photos:
Gabriella Gyorffy
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Béla Lipták
witness, freedom fighter, author of 26 scientific books
including 3 with introductions by Edward Teller
Béla Lipák was one of the students who wrote the 16 Points and
has fought as a young man against the Russian tanks during the
1956 Uprising in Budapest. As an engineering student at the
Technical University he found himself at the center of the
struggle that mortally wounded the brutal red empire of the
Soviets, was captured, escaped and after 35 days escaped from
his country to save his life. Béla eventually published his
intimate account of the 35 days revolting in his book: "A
Testament of Revolution". He never forgot his fellow freedom
fighters, who died on the streets of Budapest and is working
today to erect a monument in Budapest to honor the writers of
the 16 Points. He wrote his book in English and to the young,
which include his five grandchildren.
Source: Hungarian House |
The discussion was followed
by the screening of the BBC TV film (1986)
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