Thursday, December 5, 2013
The European Division and the African & Middle Eastern Division present Marianne Szegedy-Maszák, who will discuss her book I Kiss Your Hand Many Times: Hearts, Souls, and Wars in Hungary, a moving tale of personal relationships during tumultuous times.
Where: African & Middle Eastern Reading Room, LJ-220
(2nd floor, Thomas Jefferson Building)
When: Noon
(2nd floor, Thomas Jefferson Building)
When: Noon
Monday, December 9, 2013
The European Division and the Library's Hungarian Language Table presents Gábor Demszky, former dissident and later Mayor of Budapest for 20 years, who will speak on the topic Samizdat -- Civil Disobedience and the Helsinki Process. "Samizdat and all forms of civil disobedience in Eastern Europe were strongly motivated by the Helsinki process and by the Polish opposition's braveness and ideological split with the Soviet system. My generation in Eastern Europe associates human rights with the Helsinki process."
Where: Pickford Theater (3rd floor, James Madison Building)
When: Noon
When: Noon
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