Hungarian Footprints in Portugal – by John Lauer The Surprising Story of Father Kondor in Fatima If you are interested in learning the fascinating story of Fr. Lajos Kondor, a Hungarian monk, three Portuguese shepherd children, and a certified miracle that took place in Fatima, Portugal, come hear John Lauer’s lecture. CSIKSOMLYO: the Pilgrimage site […]
The Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Society invites you to attend its Annual Vintner Dinner and fundraiser on Saturday, October 17. This unique event will feature delicious Hungarian cuisine and fine Hungarian wines coming from some of the best boutique wine-makers in Hungary! Our guests will also be treated to the wonderful music of Harmonia. The dinner […]
On Tuesday evening, June 30th, members of the Cleveland Hungarian Museum and of the greater Cleveland Hungarian American community welcomed Ambassador Dr. Réka Szemerkényi to the Museum for a reception. Dr. Szemerkényi is Hungary’s ambassador to the United States, and this was her first visit to Cleveland. Representative Marcy Kaptur was also an honored guest […]
On Tuesday evening, May 19th, members representing various Cleveland Hungarian organizations met with Dr. Imre Szakács at the Museum, for an informal “round table” discussion of the various issues affecting our local Hungarian community and its organizations. Dr. Szakács is one of five Hungarian consular diplomats throughout the world, whose task is to aid Hungarian […]
The afternoon was sunny and bright. The Galleria sparkled as it welcomed visitors to the Grand Opening of the Hungarian Heritage Museum. Inside the Museum members of the Board and volunteers were busy finishing their tasks preparing for the guests: plating Hungarian savory snacks, lining up champagne bottles, assembling touch screen computers, setting up chairs, […]
On the evening of March 25th, 2015, the Hungarian Heritage Museum hosted members of the Cleveland Hungarian community at a presentation on the available Diaspora programs that are designed to help the Hungarian communities outside of the homeland retain their Hungarian identities. Edith Lauer summarized the history behind the formation of this critical component of […]
It was a wonderful feeling to have our audience finally sitting in our new “home”, and the men on our Board had to keep bringing in chairs from the Galleria to accommodate the nice turnout for this, our 4th program in our lecture series. And it was truly inspiring to have two young presenters for […]
April 11, 2015, is a special date on the Hungarian Heritage Museum’s calendar. Please join us for the Grand Opening of our new Museum space on the First Floor of the Galleria at Erieview in Downtown Cleveland. The festivities will begin at 3 p.m. with a ribbon cutting ceremony. A wonderful champagne reception will follow […]
The Cleveland Hungarian Museum cordially invites you to join us for an afternoon program featuring three panelists with different ties to Hungary, as they present their personal views on three widely different topics. Our presenters will be Ms. Mireille Thomas, CWRU MBA student, speaking on entrepreneurship in Hungary, Mr. Miklós Boros, speaking about the Reconnect […]
The story of how the ancient Magyars came to settle in the Carpathian Basin begins with Árpád, the most famous of all the ancient Magyar Chiefs. Árpád’s story is exciting and gives us a glimpse into the customs and lives of the Magyar people in the 9th century. The story begins during peacetime…..Lehel, one of […]
