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Film Screening Marks 70th Anniversary of Hungarian Revolution
Rachel Thompson
Rachel Thompson
Reporter · Toledo, OH
Rachel Thompson is a dedicated community reporter with a focus on neighborhood initiatives and local events. She graduated from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and spent several years with the Detroit News before returning to her hometown of Toledo. Rachel is deeply invested in the community and enjoys telling stories that highlight local heroes and grassroots movements.
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Seventy years to the day after Soviet forces crushed the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, University Libraries will screen two documentaries from 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, marking the anniversary. The screenings are in the first-floor meeting room of Carlson Library, Room CL1005. “Freedom’s Fury” (2006), narrated by Olympic champion Mark Spitz, recounts the “Blood in the Water” water polo match between Hungary and the Soviet Union at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, played weeks after Soviet troops crushed the uprising. “Lili” (2019) follows a mother and daughter who return to Hungary to uncover family secrets and trace the effects of the revolution, displacement and separation across four generations. Dr. Barry Jackisch, the Philip Markowicz Endowed Professor in Judaism and Jewish Biblical Studies, will offer introductory remarks. Refreshments will be provided. A University Libraries research guide on the 1956 Hungarian Revolution offers additional resources on the revolution and on Hungari
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