Hungarian Club at UCLA

Our Mission

The Hungarian Club at UCLA is an organization whose purpose is to spread Hungarian language, culture, and history among the UCLA community. Our mailing list includes over 150 members, and our planned weekly activities are generally attended by an average of 10-20 participants. All of our meetings are conducted primarily in English; however, those who wish to improve their language skills also have the opportunity to interact with the many native Hungarian speakers counted among our membership.

Modern-day Hungary is a small country, roughly the size of Indiana, and throughout the world there are about ten million Hungarian speakers. Although the number of native Hungarians is relatively small, Hungarian language and culture remains strong, even in Southern California. Our club often plans activities with the small, vibrant and close-knit Hungarian community in Los Angeles that includes many prominent filmmakers, professors, actors, and writers. The greater Hungarian community allows our club to participate in activities outside of UCLA’s borders, including film festivals, restaurant outings, and events at other Hungarian cultural centers in the area. However, most of our activities will be conducted at UCLA and include lectures, film watching, poetry recitation, and cooking lessons.

Tentaive Event Schedule

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October 19: Movie Screening
We will be screening a drama Legy Jo Mindhalalig (Be good unto Death), based on the book by Móricz Zsigmond.
Where: Humanities 311
When: October 19, 7:00 p.m.

November 2: Movie Screening
Due to technical difficulties, we did not screen Egri csillagok and instead screened the movie Valami America.
Where: Humanities 311
When: November 2, 7:00 p.m.

November 5 - 15: Hungarian Film Festival in Los Angeles
Visit www.hungarianfilmfestivalla.com for more info.

November 16: Movie Screening
We will be screening Indul a bakterhaz, a comedy about a kid's mischief's in rural Hungary.
Where: Humanities 311
When: November 9, 7:00 p.m.