October 16, 2006 at 7:30 PM MEMORIAL SERVICE AT PARK EAST SYNAGOGUE COMMEMORATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1956 REVOLUTION Organized by the New York Area Coordinating Committee for the Commemoration of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution Photos: Gabriella Gyorffy

Welcome by Gaby Newmark,
former Chairman of World Federation of Hungarian Jews

Psalm 121 was read by Rabbi Evan Hoffman, Park East Synagogue

Greeting by Rabbi Arthur Schneier

George L. Lovas, President and Dr. Istvan Lakatos, Co-President
of the New York Area Coordinating Committee for the
Commemoration of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution

Address by Dr. Istvan Lakatos, Co-President
of the New York Area Coordinating Committee for the
Commemorationof the 1956 Hungarian Revolution

Address by Rabbi Arthur Schneier

Address by Ambassador Gábor Bródi,
Permanent Representative of hte Republic of Hungary to the UN

Address by Gábor Földvári, Deputy Consul General

Ádám Balázs composer and his wife

As a pleasent surprise, Viktória Vizin, mezzo-sopran,
was asked to sing a Hungarian folksong

Memorial prayer by Park East Synagogue Cantor: Azi Schwartz

Memorial candle lighting ceremony, using a special candle from the
reinterment ceremony of Imre Nagy in Budapest, June 16, 1989

Gaby Newmark

Rabbi Arthur Schneier, Gábor Földvári, Michael Szarvasy, Gábor Bródi, Gaby Newmark, Goerge L. Lovas, Dr. Istvan Lakatos, Rev. Árpád Drótos, and Barbara Bollok

Reception hosted by Gaby and Ann Newmark in the Goldberg Ballroom:

Dr. Mária Findrik, Viktória Vizin and Rabbi Arthur Schneier

Rev. Árpád Drótos and Rabbi Arthur Schneier

Rev. Árpád Drótos, Dr. Mária Findrik, Ambassador Gábor Bródi,
Rabbi Arthur Schneier

Michael Szarvasy, Vice-President and Edit Bényi,
secretary of the Coordinating Committee with Mr. and Mrs. Ádám Balázs